State Laws on DV and Children

["Anna K. Hagemeister" <ahagemei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am working with a research team at the Minnesota Center for Violence and 
Abuse, School of Social Work, U of Minnesota.  We are interested 
knowing about any states that have recently changed their laws in one or 
both of the following areas regarding children and domestic violence.

1.  States like Utah that have changed CRIMINAL laws to include enhanced 
penalties/sentencing for persons who commit domestic assaults while 
children are present to witness the abuse/violence.

AND/OR

2.  States like Minnesota who have changed CIVIL child maltreatment codes 
to include witnessing of domestic violence as a specific category of 
maltreatment or have clarified it as a form of neglect.

Please let us know if you know of other states in either of these 
categories.  And/or resources for where else we can find out this 
information.

Thank you.

Annelies Hagemeister