Tag: Human Trafficking

CA Assembly Republicans to Force Floor Vote Thursday on Bill Increasing Penalties for Child Human Trafficking – RedState
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CA Assembly Republicans to Force Floor Vote Thursday on Bill Increasing Penalties for Child Human Trafficking – RedState

CALIFORNIANS, TAKE ACTION: Click here to find contact information for your Assemblymember and let them know IMMEDIATELY that you want them to vote yes on SB14 to protect our children. As we reported Wednesday afternoon, California Governor (and likely Democrat presidential candidate) Gavin Newsom was not at all happy with Democrats in the Assembly Public Safety Committee, who refused to vote on a bill that would add human trafficking of a minor to the state’s list of “serious felonies,” meaning, generally, that there are enhanced penalties and that those convicted of the offense will not be released early from prison. The bill, SB 14, sponsored by state Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), unanimously passed the California State Senate in April (yes, even Sen. Scott Wiener voted for i...