HB0526 | Unlawful Kissing of a Minor

Description
General Description: 

This bill makes changes to what qualifies as sexual abuse of a child.

Highlighted Provisions: 

2 ▸ adds forcibly kissing a child to the list of actions that may qualify as sexual abuse of
13 a child;

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HB0526
Year: 
2023
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 03, 2023
Sponsor
Representative
Andrew Stoddard
Democrat - District 40
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
$0
None
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
SAF 2016-2 | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Impact on Children: 

This bill will help protect children from sexual abuse.

Commission: 
Safety
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations promote and support the adoption and enforcement of laws, at all levels of government, to end the recruitment, force or involvement of a minor in conduct or violence of a sexual nature and all forms of sexual exploitation; and be it further
Resolved, That Utah PTA and its constituent associations advocate for the protection of rights of victims and support provided measures for the physical, psychological, and social recovery of victims of sexual exploitation;

Utah PTA Legislative Priorities: 

5. SAFETY. Support evidence-based community violence intervention and means reduction strategies.