LR277CA LR277CA
2024 2024
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 277CA
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Introduced by Sanders, 45; Ballard, 21; Bostelman, 23; DeKay, 40; Hardin,
48; Holdcroft, 36; Lippincott, 34; Lowe, 37; Slama, 1.
Read first time January 05, 2024
Committee: Judiciary
1 THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA,
2 SECOND SESSION, RESOLVE THAT:
3 Section 1. At the general election in November 2024, the following
4 proposed amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska shall be submitted to
5 the electors of the State of Nebraska for approval or rejection:
6 To add a new section 27 to Article XV:
7 XV-27 The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to protect
8 children of this state from child predators. To that end, the Legislature
9 shall enact laws providing that any individual who is convicted of a
10 criminal offense involving sex trafficking of a minor, labor trafficking
11 of a minor, or paying for sex with a minor shall be sentenced to a
12 minimum term of life imprisonment.
13 Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors
14 in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI,
15 section 1, with the following ballot language:
16 A constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws
17 providing for a minimum sentence of life imprisonment for a criminal
18 offense involving sex trafficking of a minor, labor trafficking of a
19 minor, or paying for sex with a minor.
20 For
21 Against.
-1-