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Committee advances SB81 to criminalize sexual relationships between care providers and vulnerable adults; advocates urge tracking, disability groups urge limits
Summary
Senators advanced SB81 after extensive testimony. Supporters described cases of caretakers exploiting residents and argued the bill establishes a tracking mechanism for unlicensed caregivers; disability advocates urged narrower definitions to avoid criminalizing consensual relationships by adults with disabilities.
Senator Plumb presented SB81, a measure that would prohibit intimate sexual activity between care providers and residents in care settings when a power imbalance creates an inappropriate relationship. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to protect vulnerable adults from exploitation and to create a reporting/tracking mechanism for unlicensed caregivers who currently can move between facilities.
Caitlin Wooten of the attorney general's office said the proposal is intended to address the power dynamic intrinsic to caregiving settings and noted…
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