House Public Safety Committee discusses Rep. Moller bill to update state criminal sexual conduct code

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SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Thursday, the House Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform Committee approved legislation authored by Rep. Kelly Moller (DFL – Shoreview) to comprehensively update Minnesota’s criminal sexual conduct (CSC) statute. In 2019, Rep. Moller successfully championed legislation to create a working group to fully examine the current law, which is full of contradictions, loopholes, and other shortcomings which all create barriers for survivors to receive justice. That working group has completed its final report, and Rep. Moller’s bill reflects those recommendations.

“This bipartisan bill is a major step toward the systemic change survivors are counting on to deliver justice, hold offenders accountable, and come closer to our shared goal of ending sexual violence,” Rep. Moller said. “Thank you to the working group members for taking on this challenge, and most importantly, to the brave survivors who have continued to tell their stories, highlighting how the criminal justice system has failed them. They share their stories in public knowing it won’t likely change the outcome regarding their own case, but don’t want the same thing to happen to someone else.”

The bill makes a wide variety of changes including:

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House Public Safety and Judiciary Divisions to hold public hearing on compromise budget package

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – Today at 4:00 pm, the House Public Safety & Criminal Justice Reform and Judiciary & Civil Law Divisions will hold a joint public hearing to provide an informational overview of the Special Session Omnibus Public Safety and Judiciary Bill. Non-partisan staff will review the contents of the bill’s articles and corresponding spreadsheets.

The hearing will take place in Room 120 of the State Capitol.

The bill and spreadsheet will be made available on the committee webpage here. A video livestream of the hearing is available here. Members of the public wishing to testify can contact Committee Administrator Jamael Lundy at Jamael.Lundy@house.mn.