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Panel approves change removing minor’s consent clause for crisis-center sheltering but debate raises child-safety concerns
Summary
The committee voted to send House Bill 46 to the Senate floor with an amendment removing a clause that treated a runaway’s consent as sufficient to avoid prosecution for providing shelter. Supporters described the edit as preserving services while opponents warned it could block escape routes for abused or trafficked youth.
The Senate Judiciary & Rules Committee voted to send House Bill 46 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation after debate over an amendment that would remove a provision treating a runaway child’s consent as a shield for a shelter or crisis center from a criminal charge of harboring.
Representative Elaine Price, sponsor, said the requested deletion would not prevent centers from providing care; it would simply remove a provision that had been added to avoid technical violations of the harboring statute. “All I’m asking to do…
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