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House Judiciary’s changes to exploitation statutes move forward to third reading

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 28, 2024
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Summary

The House approved the Judiciary committee's amendments to H.694, consolidating and clarifying 'exploitation' offenses in the criminal code to cover exploitation by corrections staff, caretakers of minors and law-enforcement situations; third reading was ordered.

The House took up House Bill 694, which Judiciary described as a package to clarify and consolidate existing 'exploitation' offenses in the criminal code.

Representative Oliver (member from Sheldon) explained that H.694 addresses three related statutes by including both a definition of a 'penetrative' act and a broader definition of 'conduct' that captures nonpenetrative…

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