In case you didn't already see this: Missouri is adding conservation areas to the list of places Registrants can't go near

I'm still trying to catch up on events from the end of last month until now due to my work on the new website, but this silly law will add conservation centers or certain athletic fields to the growing list of places Registrants cannot even be near. 

https://www.senate.mo.gov/21info/BTS_Web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=54105512

SB 91Prohibits certain offenders of sex crimes from being near certain propertiesSponsor:

Riddle

LR Number:0456S.02PCommittee:General LawsLast Action:4/26/2021 - HCS Voted Do Pass H Judiciary

Journal Page:Title:SCS SB 91Calendar Position:Effective Date:August 28, 2021

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 91 - This act provides that persons guilty of certain sex crimes cannot be present or loiter within five hundred feet of athletic complexes or athletic fields that exist primarily for use and recreation of children or within five hundred feet of Missouri Department of Conservation Nature or Education Center properties, unless the registered sex offender is the parent of a child participating in an educational program of the Department of Conservation and has permission to be on the property.

This act is identical to provisions in SB 250 (2021) and similar to SB 638 (2020) and SB 35 (2019).

QAnon-inspired bill in Arizona would make come CP offenses a Life Without Parole

"Save our Children" is QAnon, so using the crackpot theory of QAnon as the basis for legislation is idiotic to say the least. Next thing you'll know, AZ will be passing laws limiting windmills because the noise causes cancer. 

https://www.azfamily.com/news/politics/arizona_politics/bill-imposing-strict-punishments-for-child-sex-offenders-passes-arizona-house/article_c3fde39c-7bdc-11eb-90e4-f3b9be3028df.html

Bill imposing strict punishments for child sex offenders passes Arizona House

KIARA HAY 

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - It's a bill that comes on the heels of the Save Our Children campaign and a hashtag that dominated much of social media last year. HB 2889 would create a no nonsense approach to child sex crimes in Arizona.

Right now, in Arizona, a convicted child sex offender can face anywhere from 10-20 years in prison, and some have the option of probation, parole or work release. HB 2889 gets rid of that.

Arizona prison

Right now, in Arizona, a convicted child sex offender can face anywhere from 10-20 years in prison, and some have the option of probation, parole or work release.

"You've ruined people's lives. There should be no getting out early for anything," says bill sponsor Rep. Leo Biasiucci, a Republican from Lake Havasu City.

Someone convicted of producing or distributing pornography of a child 12 years of age or younger would serve life without parole, as well as someone convicted of sex trafficking. An exception would be instances of statutory rape, where an 18 or 19-year-old has sex with someone under the age of consent.

If the bill becomes law, Rep. Biasiucci says Arizona will have some of the strictest sex offender laws in the country.

The bill passed the House 51-1 with the Rep. Pamela Powers Austin being the lone opposing lawmaker.

"Justice is not blind or color blind in the United States and so mandatory sentencing is a part of the problem. If we had a fairer justice system, then the population in prison would look more like the population of the country and that's not the case," said Rep. Austin.

In the next few weeks, the bill will go to the Senate.

South Carolina finds the time amidst the global pandemic and economic crisis to push Predator Panic in sex-doll ban

It is nice to know that Republican SC State Senator Katrina Shealy thinks filing a bill to make it illegal to own a child-shaped hunk of plastic and silicone is far more important than the pandemic, the economy, and healing our country after her party damn near destroyed it. 

https://jeffduncan.house.gov/media/press-releases/sc-state-senator-prefiles-legislation-builds-congressman-duncans-justice-act

“The practice of exploiting children is sickening and we are going to make it crystal clear that this behavior is not welcome in South Carolina,” Senator Katrina Shealy says. “My hope would be that legislation to address such abhorrent acts would not be needed here, but the disturbing trend has impacted other states; it was time to take a second look at our laws and ensure that children are protected in all areas of predatory acts.”

For the sake of simplicity, I've only included the additions to be made to the law below. 

SC S-228 (2021)

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-15-305 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL DISSEMINATION, PROCUREMENT, OR PROMOTION OF OBSCENITY, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO BUY, SELL, DELIVER, RENT, DISTRIBUTE, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE ANY FIGURINE FOR THE REPRESENTATION, DESCRIPTION, OR USE OF THE OBSCENE; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

SECTION 1. Section 16-15-305(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 16-15-305. (A) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to disseminate obscenity. A person disseminates obscenity within the meaning of this article if he...

(5) buys, sells, delivers, rents, distributes, or otherwise provides any figurine for the representation, description, or use of the obscene.”

SECTION 2. Section 16-15-305(C) is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new item to read:

“( ) ‘figurine’ means any figure, mannequin, or robot created in a child’s likeness that is anatomically correct, with the features of, or with features that resemble those of, a minor, and that are intended for use in sexual acts.”

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.