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Judiciary panel votes unanimously to remove ‘homosexuality’ from criminal-code definition of harmful conduct
Summary
The Colorado House Judiciary Committee sent Senate Bill 298 to the committee of the whole on a unanimous vote after sponsors said the bill removes the word "homosexuality" from a statutory definition of harmful-to-children conduct in Title 18.
Senate Bill 298, which would remove the word “homosexuality” from the statutory definition of harmful-to-children conduct in Title 18 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, was moved forward by the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 11-0 vote.
Sponsors said the change corrects outdated and biased statutory language. Representative Lukens, a prime sponsor, told the committee the word “homosexuality” is not conduct and “certainly shouldn't…
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