{"id":2019944,"date":"2023-09-01T22:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-closer-to-becoming-law\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T22:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:42:37","slug":"californias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-closer-to-becoming-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-closer-to-becoming-law\/","title":{"rendered":"California&#8217;s child sex trafficking bill nears passage."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-closer-to-becoming-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A California Bill\u2062 to Combat Child Sex Trafficking Advances \u200bin Legislature<\/h2>\n<p>A California bill \u200baimed\u200c at\u200b addressing the\u2064 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-double-standard-on-greenes-committee-removals-point-to-omar-remarks\/\" title=\"Republicans Call Double Standard on Greene\u2019s Committee Removals, Point to Omar Remarks\">child sex trafficking<\/a> has taken \u200ca <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-house-passes-1-9-trillion-stimulus-bill-two-dems-vote-against-it\/\" title=\"Democrat-Controlled House Passes .9 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Two Dems Vote Against It\">significant step forward<\/a> in the state Legislature. The bill, known as Senate Bill 14, was authored\u200c by Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and \u2062recently passed the state Assembly Appropriations Committee on\u2063 September 1.<\/p>\n<p>This important \u2062legislation, if enacted, would add child sex trafficking to the list \u200bof\u2062 serious felonies and impose \u200cstricter\u200d penalties\u2062 on repeat offenders. \u2064The bill\u2063 initially \u2062faced evaluation as\u2064 part of\u2063 the\u200d suspense file, where bills\u2064 with significant fiscal impact are collectively assessed.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks\u200b to \u200cthe\u2064 committee&#8217;s decision, the \u200dbill\u2062 will now proceed for further consideration by \u200dthe Legislature. Sen.\u2063 Grove expressed her gratitude to parents \u200band Californians \u2064for actively participating \u2063in the \u2063political \u200bprocess, emphasizing the\u2062 crucial role they played \u2063in \u2063advancing this legislation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/californias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-in-limbo-again-supporters-outraged-after-fiscal-hearing-5473741\">California\u2019s Child \u2064Sex \u2063Trafficking\u200b Bill in Limbo Again, Supporters \u200dOutraged \u2064After Fiscal Hearing<\/a> (8\/17\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/why-california-lawmakers-were-forced-to-change-their-vote-on-child-sex-trafficking-5432008\">Why California\u2062 Lawmakers Were Forced to Change Their Vote on\u200b Child Sex Trafficking<\/a> (7\/30\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Sen. Grove, \u2063the public&#8217;s involvement and \u2064engagement were instrumental in driving the progress of this legislation. Through social media, petitions, \u200band phone\u200c calls, \u2062citizens made their voices heard, urging\u2064 the Appropriations Committee to take action.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill \u200b14 had previously received bipartisan\u200b and unanimous support in\u2064 the Senate. However, it faced\u200b resistance in the\u2064 Assembly Public Safety Committee \u200cin July. \u2063In response to public outrage, a \u200dspecial hearing\u2063 was convened, resulting in a majority of\u200d committee members \u2062changing their votes to support the bill.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Grove emphasized the significance of citizen engagement \u2064in shaping government decisions, stating that \u2062people&#8217;s opinions matter and that elected officials are there to represent them.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition \u200bto SB 14 arose from concerns that victims of trafficking who were coerced into participating could be charged with serious \u2063felonies. To address these concerns, the Appropriations\u200c Committee recommended \u2064amendments to \u2062the bill,\u2063 which \u200dwere accepted by the author. Sen. Grove clarified that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-child-sex-trafficking-bill-closer-to-becoming-law\/\" title=\"California's child sex trafficking bill nears passage.\">amendments \u200dreaffirm \u200bexisting \u200cstatutes<\/a> that protect victims from prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>With\u200d support from\u2062 64 lawmakers and \u200dnumerous advocacy groups across the state, Senate\u2063 Bill \u200d14 will now proceed to the Assembly for further consideration. \u200cAssemblywoman Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach), a co-author of the bill and\u2063 member of the Appropriations Committee, celebrated its\u2063 passage from the suspense file, highlighting the urgent need to combat\u200b human \u200btrafficking in California.<\/p>\n<p>If the bill successfully passes\u200c the \u200dAssembly, it will return to the Senate for reconsideration with the proposed amendments. \u200dIf approved by September 14, the bill will then be \u2062sent to Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s desk for signature.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>California Gov. Gavin Newsom<\/h3>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his desire to \u200cwork with the bill&#8217;s author \u2063and the Legislature in July \u200dwhen\u2062 the bill stalled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California bill, Senate Bill 14, authored by Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), has passed the state Assembly Appropriations Committee on Sept. 1. This bill aims to include child sex trafficking as a serious felony and impose stricter penalties for repeat offenders. 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