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Senate panel advances bill to raise age for homicide-by-child-abuse charge to 18

2791812 · March 25, 2025
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The Senate Judiciary committee advanced S.405, which would change the required maximum age for victims in homicide-by-child-abuse cases from 11 to 18, after unanimous subcommittee support and no opposition in the full committee.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced S.405, a bill that would raise the maximum age for a victim in a homicide-by-child-abuse and neglect charge from 11 to 18.

The change would allow prosecutors to charge a person with homicide by child abuse if the deceased was under age 18 instead of the current 11-year threshold. Sharon, a committee staff member,…

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