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Senator Pelton argued the bill lines up penalties with public expectations and has the support of prosecutors and victim advocates. Senator Wallace countered that the bill 'is taking away the court's ability to consider all aspects of a case' and that 'decades of tough on crime policies have never actually produced' safety, also citing the fiscal note's projection of approximately $1.7 million in capital construction costs for added prison beds. Senator Henriksen argued the mandatory minimum structure creates a gap for victims coerced into criminal behavior, describing 'an ability for zero penalty or 10 years and nothing in between.'
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“I worry this bill is taking away the court's ability to consider all aspects of a case, its victims, its defendants, every other specific circumstance, in exchange for a purported feeling of safety that decades of tough on crime policies have never actually produced for us.”
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Sign in to subscribeGood afternoon, Senator. Judiciary will come to order on Monday 9th March. Ms. Jensen, please start us off with a roll call. Senators Carson. President Dougherty. Here. Henriksen. Here. Wallace. Present. Zamora Wilson. Present. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, there we go. Everyone is present. We have a little bit of an agenda today, starting with Senate Bill 75, returning in an action only posture, followed by full hearings on Senate Bill 132, House Bills 1017 and 1103, concluding with Senate Bills 104 and 112 to start us off. Thank you, sponsors, for being ready to go. And committee, I want to make sure everyone has L1 and L5 that have been distributed for Senate Bill 75. And sponsors, if you want to let us know about the amendments, and of course, Mr. Vice Chair, the motions are yours. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move L001. All right, very good. If you want to tell us about L1. So L001 aligns the definition of commercial sexual activity with other definitions within our statute and mirrors federal law. This is a request from victims advocacy organizations. And then lines 13 and 14, remove the spousal exemption that exists that…
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