Tuesday, April 24, 2004: ADDA President Ipsen testified as a Co-Sponsor of AB426. The bill would add two crimes to the statutory list of "serious crimes". Following his testimony, the bill passed the Public Safety Committee. If passed by both houses and signed by the Governor, the bill would make the crimes of:
- Solicitation to Commit Murder, and
- Human Trafficking of Children for Sex
"serious" under California Law. Currently these crimes are currently not considered "serious" in California. The Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) is co-sponsoring the bill with Crime Victims United and its Chair Harriet Salarno. The bill is being carried by Assemblywoman Galgiani (D). Ipsen and retired DDA Doug Pipes wrote a similar bill last year with former Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez that would have added additional crimes to the list. That Bill failed to pass.
AB426 passed through the Public Safety Committee and will be watched by the ADDA and our allies in this fight. Be prepared to write letters of support in the near future.
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