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Child-labor trafficking bill draws extensive debate; sponsor to pull bill for reworking
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 25, 2019
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Summary
SB 609, designed to create an offense for child labor trafficking with exemptions for parents and routine chores, drew prolonged questioning over scope and the elevation of some conduct to a class Y felony; the sponsor agreed to pull the bill to draft tighter language.
A bill to create a new offense for child labor trafficking prompted sustained questioning about scope, rural impacts and prosecutorial discretion.
Sponsor testimony (the presenting senator noted they were carrying the bill for a colleague) described SB 609 as a statute aimed at serious exploitation — conduct…
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