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Committee hears bill to raise penalties for prostituting minors; HF128 laid over
Summary
House File 128 would align penalties for prostituting a minor with criminal sexual conduct penalties; sponsor and MDH staff described the statutory gap and urged the committee to consider the change. The bill was laid over for possible omnibus inclusion.
Representative Rehrig presented House File 128 to the House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 12, saying the bill would increase penalties for prostituting a minor so they match penalties for comparable criminal sexual conduct (CSC) offenses. "House file 128 will increase the penalties to be the same as criminal ****** conduct for prostituting a minor," Rehrig said,…
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