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House passes third substitute of HB86, increasing maximum penalties for child-related offenses
Summary
The Utah House approved the third substitute to House Bill 86, increasing maximum penalties for a range of child-related sexual offenses and child kidnapping and adding enhanced penalties for repeat offenders; the measure passed 70-2-3 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on the floor approved the third substitute to House Bill 86, a criminal-code rewrite that raises maximum sentences for several child-related sexual offenses and child kidnapping and adds enhanced penalties for repeat offenses. Representative Wimmer, sponsor of the substituted bill, said the measure broadens the original language to include provisions addressing child kidnapping and increases penalties where serious bodily injury occurs.
Wimmer summarized the changes: the…
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