California’s Child Sex Trafficking Bill Closer to Becoming Law

California’s child sex trafficking bill, which incited public outrage when it was tabled earlier this summer, has made a comeback after lawmakers on the state Assembly Appropriations Committee voted to move it to the Assembly floor Sept. 1.

The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A California bill that would add child sex trafficking to the list of serious felonies and increase penalties for those repeatedly convicted of such crimes passed the state Assembly Appropriations Committee Sept. 1, thus allowing the measure to continue for further consideration by the Legislature.

Senate Bill 14, authored by Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), was originally a part of the suspense file—where bills with larger fiscal impact are evaluated collectively.