Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions.
Summary
Attorney General; instituting or conductingcriminal prosecutions for violations of criminal sexual assault andcommercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authorizesthe Attorney General to institute or conduct criminal prosecutionsin cases involving a violation of criminal sexual assault or commercialsex trafficking when such crimes are committed against children.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Feb 7, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jan 15, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Diggs
RRepublican
Co
Chad Green
RRepublican
Co
Christie Craig
RRepublican
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