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Assembly Bill 755: Anti-corporal Punishment Bill
Author:
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber
Summary:
This proposed bill would create a rebutable presumption that the use of an implement for spanking is a crime, punishable with a fine and/or up to a year in jail.
Status:
| 2/22/2007 |  | Read first time. To print. |
| 4/23/2007 | | From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to committee. |
| 10/26/2007 | | Failed to pass out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. This is a 2-year bill that will be reconsidered in the next legislative session. |
| 1/22/2008 | | Deadline for passage in Assembly Appropriations Committee is January 25 or the bill dies in Committee. |
| 1/29/2008 | | Bill failed to pass out of the Appropriations Committee by the January 25 deadline. A.B. 755 is dead and no longer a threat. |
HSLDA's Position:
Strongly Oppose
Action Requested:
Call your State Assembly Member and State Senator as soon as possible. Ask them to: “Please oppose A.B. 755 (by Lieber) by letting it die in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. For more detailed instructions, see the joint e-lert sent January 22, 2008, by Child and Family Protection Association and HSLDA.
Background:
See A.B. 755—Updated Alert Supplement, issued April 24 by Child and Family Protection Association and HSLDA (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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