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Judiciary Committee advances anti-grooming, anti-cloning and tougher prostitution penalties; accepts amendment on self-defense bill
Summary
The committee gave favorable reports to a package of criminal-justice measures including an anti-grooming bill (HB105), an anti-cloning bill (HB111), changes to self-defense evidentiary rules (HB192) with an accepted amendment, and increased penalties for some prostitution offenses (HB158); HB132 on school-related assaults was sent to a criminal subcommittee for redrafting.
The Judiciary Committee advanced several criminal-justice and administrative bills in a fast-moving session. Sponsors and committee members moved and seconded favorable reports on multiple items and adopted targeted amendments before sending some measures to subcommittee for refinement.
Representative Gidley introduced HB105, described in the hearing as an "anti-grooming" bill that expands current offenses to prohibit electronic enticement and clarify jurisdictional rules. "This is what we call an anti grooming bill," he told the committee, and said prosecutors and the District Attorneys' Office had vetted changes. A motion to give the bill a favorable/fair report was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
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