1. Stipulates that only a person who is convicted of an initial or subsequent dangerous crime against children (DCAC) involving unlawful age misrepresentation, instead of persons convicted of a DCAC involving luring a minor for sexual exploitation, sexual extortion or unlawful age misrepresentation, is eligible for early release based on the earned release credit program.

2. Removes the provision specifying that a human smuggling offense is not eligible for suspension of sentence regardless of if the offense involved the use or threatened use of deadly physical force.

3. Removes provisions that increase the felony classification for certain human smuggling violations.

4. Removes the provision that modifies the elements necessary to commit a human smuggling offense.

5. Specifies that an entity commits participating in a human smuggling organization or operation by knowingly assisting in the transportation of a person to either conceal the person from a peace officer or assist the person in fleeing from a peace officer who is lawfully attempting to arrest or detain the person.

Fifty-fifth Legislature Borrelli

Second Regular Session H.B. 2696

BORRELLI FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2696

(Reference to House engrossed bill)

Page 2, line 36, after "served" insert "or is commuted"; after the comma insert "except that if the person is convicted of unlawful age misrepresentation"

Lines 37 and 38, strike "or the sentence is commuted"

Page 3, line 1, after "served" insert "or is commuted"; after the comma insert "except that if the person is convicted of unlawful age misrepresentation"

Line 2, strike "or the sentence is commuted"

Page 7, strike lines 19 through 44

Page 8, strike lines 1 through 23

Renumber to conform

Page 9, strike lines 1 through 6, insert:

"5. Knowingly ASSISTING a human smuggling organization or operation by transporting a person, or procuring the transportation for a person, with the intent to do either of the following:

(a) Conceal the person from a peace officer.

(b) Assist the person with fleeing from a peace officer who is attempting to lawfully arrest or detain the PERSON."

Amend title to conform

2. Removes the provision specifying that a human smuggling offense is not eligible for suspension of sentence regardless of if the offense involved the use or threatened use of deadly physical force.

3. Removes provisions that increase the felony classification for certain human smuggling violations.

4. Removes the provision that modifies the elements necessary to commit a human smuggling offense.

Fifty-fifth Legislature Borrelli

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