Senator Shannon Grove’s Senate Bill 1414 (SB 1414) passed off the Senate Floor with a vote of 36-0. SB 1414 addresses the lucrative crime of sex trafficking and aims to increase penalties for those who purchase children for sex.

Human trafficking, especially sex trafficking, severely violates innocent children, causing a lifetime of trauma and suffering. Sadly, our state ranks among the top in the nation for this crime. SB 1414 will make it a felony to solicit, agree to engage or engage in sex with minors for money.

SB 1414 (Grove) increases the penalty for soliciting or purchasing a child for sex from a misdemeanor to a felony, with a caveat that 16 and 17-year-olds must be proven victims of human trafficking.

Feb 29, 2024 · California State Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) authored Senate Bill 1414 – a bipartisan measure to strengthen protections for minor victims by making the act of soliciting, agreeing to engage in or engaging in any form of commercial sex with a child a felony offense, with sex offender registry required on repeat offenses.

Jul 3, 2024 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Shannon Grove’s (R-Bakersfield) Senate Bill 1414 (SB 1414) passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. SB 1414 addresses the lucrative crime of sex trafficking and aims to increase penalties for those who purchase children for sex.

Feb 29, 2024 · Senate Bill 1414, authored by Senators Shannon Grove (D-Bakersfield), Anna Caballero (D-Merced), and Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) would specifically change the law to state that any individual who solicits, agrees to engage in, or engages in commercial sex with a minor, regardless of their knowledge or reasonable suspicion of the minor’s age ...

Aug 12, 2024 · We stand with Senator Grove in urging the legislature to restore SB 1414 to its original form, which offered stronger protections for all minors. “Every child, regardless of age, deserves to be protected from being purchased by adults,” says Greg Burt, Vice President of California Family Council.

Aug 15, 2024 · SB 1414 has passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is moving to the Assembly for a full floor vote. Thankfully, once signed, predators who purchase any child ages 15 and below for sex would be charged with a felony.

Senator Shannon Grove’s (R-Bakersfield) Senate Bill 1414 (SB 1414) passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. SB 1414 addresses the lucrative crime of sex trafficking and aims to increase penalties for those who purchase children for sex.

Sep 27, 2024 · SB 1414 (Grove) increases the penalty for soliciting or purchasing a child for sex from a misdemeanor to a felony, with a caveat that 16 and 17-year-olds must be proven victims of human trafficking.