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Assembly committee advances AB 379 after extended debate and public testimony on trafficking penalties and survivor support
Summary
AB 379, a human‑trafficking bill putting new and enhanced penalties and funding mechanisms in place, was presented to the Assembly Appropriations Committee on May 7 and advanced after extensive testimony and debate.
Assemblymember Schultz presented AB 379 on May 7, describing a package of amendments that broaden criminal penalties tied to solicitation of minors, increase civil penalties for businesses that facilitate commercial sex trafficking, and create survivor-support and vertical-prosecution grant programs.
Schultz said the bill authorizes felony punishment as a wobbler for an adult who solicits a minor more than three years younger and creates a misdemeanor for loitering with intent to purchase commercial sexual services. The bill would require persons convicted of solicitation of a minor granted probation to participate in an educational program…
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