The issue focused on the lack of an effective, comprehensive response by the state police to domestic violence incidents, especially when victims are women.

The state has had some success in addressing the issues of domestic violence, but the department has not been able to provide a comprehensive solution.

The bill would provide funding, including funding in state prisons, to counties, which would be responsible for law enforcement response, according to the bill's sponsor, Assemblyman Jim McAlpine, R-Newport News. The