The bill would require DOJ to provide an assigned address to each program participant and forward all mail the agency receives at the assigned address to the actual address.

Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-LaCrosse, recounted the experience of a constituent who had suffered abuse and had to move repeatedly. She said the program would help abuse victims keep their actual address secret in the hopes to avoiding detection by their abusers. 

“Today’s vote to her if a gift,” Shilling said, adding it would add some stability and peace of mind for victims of abuse.