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New CT law provides 'powerful new protections' against domestic violence

The new state law strengthens confidentiality rules to protect domestic violence shelter locations from public disclosure.

Frank Recchia

Oct 13, 2025, 10:01 PM

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State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, who represents Trumbull, Bridgeport and Monroe, told News 12 Connecticut Monday that a new state law provides state residents with "powerful new protections" against domestic violence.

"Public Act 25-70 expands confidentially protections, regarding the location and address of any given domestic violence shelter, from being released at public meetings, or through recorded minutes of those meetings," Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Iris Seda, 55, of Bridgeport is a domestic violence survivor and welcomes the new law.

"It affords survivors like me an extremely powerful new way of protecting us from the abusers who've made our lives a living hell," she said.

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