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The Michigan House has passed a series of bills aimed at strengthening the states domestic violence laws.
One bill would allow a woman to go to court to strip an abuser of parenting rights if they are the child’s father.
Another would allow victims to claim a pet on a Personal Protection Order.
A third would include domestic violence victims who are pregnant in an assault and battery law already on the books.
State Representative Harvey Santana, D-Detroit, sponsored one of the five bills that passed Thursday and says Michigan was once a leader in domestic violence protections but has fallen behind other states.
The legislation now moves to the Michigan Senate.
