California lawmakers pass child sex trafficking bill after stalling from Democratic opposition
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A bill to make child sex trafficking a serious felony in California passed the state Legislature on Wednesday.
Under the terms of the bill, child sex trafficking would be classified as a serious felony and would be a strike-able offense, meaning some offenders could receive significant prison time. Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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"Today is a huge victory for every survivor who has shared their story in hopes of making a change with Senate Bill 14," state Sen. Shannon Grove, who authored SB 14, posted on X, formally known as Twitter. "With the passage of this bill, we are sending a clear message to repeat child traffickers— we intend to put you out of business and into prison.