A California state assembly committee with a Democratic majority has decided not to move forward with a measure that might have made trafficking in children a serious crime in the Golden State.
In a decision that might ensure the bill doesn’t become law this year, Democrats on the Assembly Public Safety Committee agreed not to pursue the proposed legislation on Tuesday.
The legislation, which had bipartisan favor in the state Senate and was proposed by Republican Senator Shannon Grove, might designate trafficking in kids as a serious criminal subject to the “3 strikes rule.”
Someone guilty of at least 3 major offenses is subject to a sentence ranging from 25 years and life in jail under that law.
On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled Public Safety Committee decided against moving Senator Grove’s SB14 legislation forward, and several of its members voiced reservations about the “3 strikes rule” and greater penalties.
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