Memo to California’s Democratic lawmakers: Soliciting minors should be a felony
- California Democrats debated Assembly Bill 379 in 2025 to increase felony penalties for buying sex from minors statewide, particularly older teens.
- The bill followed last year's law that made buying sex from children under 16 a felony but left 16- and 17-year-olds subject to lesser "wobbler" charges, causing concern among lawmakers.
- Assemblywoman Maggy Krell allowed removal of the automatic felony clause for older teens to advance the bill, while Republicans planned a separate amendment to restore it as a felony for 16- and 17-year-olds.
- Nick Schultz, who leads the Assembly Public Safety Committee, expressed his intention to reintroduce legislation next year aimed at addressing the existing loophole, emphasizing a commitment to properly developing the proposal despite current disagreements.
- The current situation leaves loopholes for older teenagers, suggesting further efforts are expected to unify felony penalties for all minors solicited for sex in California.
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California Democrats Spark Outrage by Gutting Child Protection Bill - American Faith
California Democrats have gutted a bipartisan bill that would have made it a felony to solicit sex from minors of any age, including 16- and 17-year-olds. Despite backing from Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Democratic legislators on the Assembly Public Safety Committee stripped the felony provision from Assembly Bill 379, drawing national backlash. AB 379, introduced by Assemblywoman Maggy Krell and state Sen. Shannon …

Memo to California’s Democratic lawmakers: Soliciting minors should be a felony
Why are California’s Democratic lawmakers so ambivalent about protecting 16- and 17-year-olds from sex trafficking? It is the strangest hill to die on, but so many in Sacramento are adamant that this is a tough question, one requiring much pondering. This week, Assemblymember Nick Schultz, the Burbank Democrat who chairs the Assembly Public Safety Committee, forced a colleague to strip language out of her bill, AB 379, which would make it an aut…
California Democrats Reach New Lows Supporting Sex Trafficking, Reparations, Welfare Fraud, Trans in Prison – California Globe
California Democrats this week blocked a bill to make purchasing sex from 16-17-year-olds a felony. The Globe has been saying for several years now that the stupid people are in charge of everything in California, and they proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt this week. They also proved that they will say and do anything for money, because no actual human with a soul could advocate for policies that harm children the way purschasing sex from tee…
KMJ Hosts Respond to Sex Trafficking Bill Fiasco
AB 379 is a bill that would have made sex trafficking a minor in California a felony. Sounds reasonable. In fact, we should ask ourselves why this isn’t the law already! Now let’s get to the absurdity of the situation. The democrat-led Assembly Public Safety Committee gutted the legislation authored by one of their own – Maggy Krell (D-Sacramento). This move sparked a heated debate on the Assembly floor on Thursday. KMJ hosts took up the matter …
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