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Committee hears proposal to raise penalties for repeated sexual-assault offenses
House Judiciary Committee · March 31, 2025
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Summary
Sen. Jeremy Trebis proposed increasing fines and jail terms for first, second and third offenses of simple sexual assault and adding second offenses to registry definitions; lawmakers raised concerns about youth conduct, prosecutorial discretion and public-defender capacity.
Senate Bill 348 would raise penalties for simple sexual assault: the sponsor said the first-offense fine would increase from $500 to $1,000 and jail from six months to one year; a second offense would carry fines up to $5,000 and up to five years in jail; and a third offense would carry a jail…
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