Sen. Donna Kim

Creates and appropriates funds for Erin's Law Task Force to review policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention, and report recommendations for the establishment of a program to educate public school children on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula. Appropriation.

Creates a criminal offense of unlicensed sale of intoxicating liquor. Amends definitions of organized crime and racketeering to include unlicensed sale of intoxicating liquor. Defines intoxicating liquor.

Requires the John A. Burns school of medicine to convene a working group to discuss nutrition and lifestyle behavior changes for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. Requires a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2020.

Repeals the statutory cap on the disposition of conveyance taxes dedicated for deposit into the rental housing revolving fund for the financing of affordable rental housing development.

Deletes the requirements that a liquor commission employee notify the commission of intent to support, advocate, or aid in the election or defeat of any candidate for public office and take a leave of absence if the employee is a candidate for public office. Raises the monetary fine for manufacturing or selling liquor without a license.

Requires persons convicted of animal cruelty to register with the attorney general. Requires animal shelters, animal breeders, and pet stores to check whether an individual has been convicted of animal abuse when the individual applies to work or volunteer, or purchases or adopts an animal. Establishes penalties. Prevents persons convicted of animal cruelty from possessing, owning, or working in close proximity to animals. Requires police officers to be trained in identifying and investigating animal abuse.

Requires the executive officer and chief counsel of the public utilities commission to annually file a disclosure of financial interests with the state ethics commission and requires these disclosures to be public.

Requires any person consuming alcohol to confirm age by carrying personal identification on any licensed premises or on property under the control of or operated in conjunction with the licensed premises. Requires liquor license to be conspicuously posted in certain parking lots in addition to on licensed premises. Prohibits consumption of any liquor while on or remaining in the posted premises of any licensee after the hours of operation of the licensed premises without written permission of the licensee and provides penalties. Defines posted premises.

Specifies that the director of public safety shall appoint two, rather than three, deputy directors. Establishes that the position of deputy director of law enforcement for the department of public safety shall be appointed in the manner specified in section 6, article V, of the State Constitution.

Amends the composition of the county police commissions to require that three commissioners on each police commission have backgrounds, including equality for women, civil rights, and law enforcement, for the benefit of the public.