Youth sex offender registryAnother of Wiener's criminal justice reform bills that took several years to pass out of the legislative process is also taking effect in the new year.
SB 145 ends the discriminatory treatment of LGBTQ young adults faced with registering as sex offenders.The controversial bill was used to attack a number of out state legislators over the last two years.
It resulted in Wiener being subjected to death threats by followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory as well as false accusations that he was promoting pedophilia.
The charges not only came from online trolls but also from other public officials, such as fellow state Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore).The bill doesn't change any criminal statutes.