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Appropriations committee advances AB 379 to Senate floor after debate on trafficking, immigration impacts
Summary
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations voted 6-0 to send Assembly Bill 379 to the Senate floor after testimony from law enforcement, survivor advocates and immigrant-rights groups raised competing fiscal and immigration concerns.
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday advanced Assembly Bill 379, a measure that would increase criminal penalties for adults who solicit minors and create a survivor support fund, by a 6-0 voice vote to send the bill to the Senate floor.
AB 379, authored by Assembly Member Schultz, would authorize felony punishment for solicitation of a minor by an adult more than three years older than the minor and would expand misdemeanor penalties for loitering with intent to purchase commercial sex. The bill also creates provisions the author describes as funding and tools for prosecutors and a dedicated fund to support survivors.
Supporters told the committee the…
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