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• Introduced by Rep. Wesley E. Richardson (R) on January 25, 2007, this bill requires municipalities to designate safe zones to protect minors from sexual offenses and from drug-related offenses. The bill requires courts to treat the commission of a sexual offense within a designated safe children zone, including a municipally created safe zone, as an aggravating sentencing factor.
  • Referred to the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on January 25, 2007.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on January 25, 2007.
• Received in the Senate on January 25, 2007.
• Failed by voice vote in the Senate on May 31, 2007, the senate/or house decided against further actions and the bill is dead.