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HB 153: Aiding Unmarried Minors

GENERAL BILL by Partington

Aiding Unmarried Minors; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for knowingly sheltering unmarried minor or aiding unmarried minor runaway; creates presumption concerning knowledge of minor's age; provides defense.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 1/14/2025 House - Filed
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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/14/2025	House	• Filed

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 276	Sheltering or Aiding Unmarried Minors	Wright	Similar	Last Action: 1/15/2025 S Filed

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
H 153 Filed	1/14/2025 2:30 PM	PDF

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Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
984.085	Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations.	Page 1 (pdf)
985.731	Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations.	Page 2 (pdf)

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