Reform

Legislative Initiatives for January 13,2026

The System Treated Her as Disposable. She Is Us.

Audrey Petersen did everything she was told to do. She documented the abuse. She went to court. She asked for protection. Her injunction for protection was denied.

Two days later, Audrey was murdered.

Audrey’s Act

In concert with SB 844 and 308, The HLMS Project adds:

Mandated look-back review of all domestic violence homicides involving previously denied protective injunctions with review and sanctions for any judicial failure to protect
Mandatory Risk Assessment Protocol and Issuance Standards
Expands to include coercive control, proxy contact, digital harassment, surveillance, and financial abuse
Mandates Immediate Issuance without hearing within 12 hours for any survivor with hospitalized trauma following incidence
Automatically Issues or Renews Protection for life for any survivor of a Level 1 Felony Crime

The HLMS ACT

Demanding Designation

We are advancing a formal High-Lethality Marginalized Survivor (HLMS) designation across legal, medical, and housing systems. Survivors who meet clinical thresholds for lethal risk deserve priority access to protection, care, and legal action before violence escalates further.

Institutional Madates

Demanding Safety

We advocate for required protocols, not optional policies. Hospitals, courts, and law enforcement must be held to survivor-informed standards when high-lethality domestic violence is identified. Our mandate model replaces inconsistency with accountability that protects lives.

Marsy's Law Refom

Demanding Accountability

Marsy’s Law was intended to protect victims, but high-lethality survivors are still dying while their rights go unenforced. We are pushing for specific reforms that include enforcement mechanisms, real-time oversight, and legal consequences for institutions that ignore victim input. Rights without power are not protection.

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