California Senate Bill 145 would erase a discriminatory sentencing law that has disproportionately targeted members of the LGBTQ community to register on California’s sex offender list has received support from law enforcement and civil rights advocates.
Photo: iStock. Discrimination in a sentencing law that has harmed LGBTQ youth related to California’s sex offender registry is one step closer to being erased.
Senate Bill 145 passed both houses of the State Legislature late Monday evening and will be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill.
Advertisement SB 145, which is authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was introduced last year; however, it was blocked by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez,
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