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Committee approves amended bill to allow life-without-parole for certain child-related crimes after narrowing age and fixing citations
Summary
The Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 1934 as amended, narrowing the minor-age threshold to under 14, removing an overbroad distribution provision, and correcting statutory cross-references after debate and testimony from prosecutors and defense counsel.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send House Bill 1934 to the floor as amended after a lengthy debate over age thresholds, statutory language and potential unintended consequences.
Representative Garner presented the amended bill, saying the package was intended to target the most serious offenses involving children and that the amendment clarifies that the measure applies to victims 14 years old and younger and removes a clause about distributing explicit conduct. "We put that for 14 years and younger for the majority ... because we think that's the…
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