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Senate committee advances bill creating aggravated lewd-conduct crimes and adding narrow death-penalty pathway
Summary
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to send House Bill 380 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after testimony for and against creating two new aggravated lewd‑conduct offenses and, in limited circumstances for victims age 12 and under, allowing the death penalty.
A Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee advanced House Bill 380 on a do‑pass vote, approving new aggravated lewd‑conduct offenses and a limited death‑penalty pathway for the most aggravated child‑sex offenses.
The bill, introduced by Representative Bruce Scogg, District 10, creates a new aggravated lewd‑conduct offense for certain crimes against minors aged 13–15 that requires proof of two aggravating factors and carries a minimum 25‑year sentence when those factors are found. It also creates aggravated lewd conduct for victims aged 12 and younger; if prosecutors prove two of the specified aggravating…
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