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HAWORTH: False Equality — New California Law Places More Children At Risk

Ian Haworth
HAWORTH: False Equality — New California Law Places More Children At Risk
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On Saturday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill SB-145 into law. This law “exempts from mandatory registration under the act a person convicted of certain offenses involving minors if the person is not more than 10 years older than the minor and if that offense is the only one requiring the person to register.”

The bill was introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener (D), who applauded Newsom’s legislative endorsement, saying Newsom’s signing of the bill ended “blatant discrimination against LGBTQ young people” in California.

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