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SACRAMENTO - Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill Senate Bill 14, cleared the full Senate on concurrence with a unanimous vote. SB 14 would include sex trafficking of minors in the lists of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) released the following statement on the passage of Senate Bill 14 from the Assembly Appropriations Committee with minor amendments. “I want to thank the Assembly Appropriations Committee members who stood today in defense of the victims of child sex trafficking

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) will provide a media availability to update the press on the progress of Senate Bill 14. This measure would include sex trafficking of minors on the lists of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) is pleased to announce that two hospitals in her district received more than $26 million in desperately needed funds as part of the Distressed Hospital Loan Program created this year by the legislature designed to provide loans for nonprofit and public hospitals

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill Senate Bill 14 was moved to the Assembly Appropriations Committee’s suspense file. SB 14 would include sex trafficking of minors in the list of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) authored Senate Bill 14, which would include sex trafficking of a minor in the list of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law. If passed, SB 14 will help strengthen protections for thousands

BY ODESSA PERKINS SPECIAL TO THE SACRAMENTO BEE [NOTE: Senate Bill 14 is authored by Senator Shannon Grove] … On July 11, in front of the California Assembly Committee on Public Safety in support of Senate Bill 14 to make the sex trafficking of children a serious felony, I felt like I was on trial

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) today applauded the California Transportation Commission and Caltrans Director Tony Tavares for supporting improvements to Highway 58 between Tehachapi and Bakersfield. The Senator joined with the City of Tehachapi and Kern COG to successfully persuade Caltrans

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced her bill SB 14, which would include sex trafficking of minors in the lists of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law, was voted down by democrats in the Assembly Public Safety

Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) takes immense pleasure in congratulating The Light House Recovery Program on its selection as the 12th Senate District’s 2023 Nonprofit of the Year. Today, Vikki Luna, Founder and CEO of The Light House Recovery Program, was formally recognized during the eighth