Rarely used House rule saves Bailey’s Bill

House Rule 8.20 invoked to request hearing for Senate Bill 649.

Members of the House Judiciary Committee dusted off a seldom-used rule this week to force a hearing for Bailey’s Bill.

Officially named Senate Bill 649, Bailey’s Bill increases penalties for criminal sexual contact with an underage victim if the offender is the victim’s teacher. Currently, a coach convicted of sexual abuse in the third degree receives harsher penalties than a teacher who commits the exact same crime.

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