Relating to child endangerment, and providing penalties

This bill relates to child endangerment. The bill provides that a person who commits child endangerment by willfully depriving any child or minor under the age of 18, whether the child or minor has a mental or physical disability or not, of necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision appropriate to the child’s or minor’s age when the person is reasonably able to make the necessary provisions and which deprivation substantially harms the child’s or minor’s physical, mental, or emotional health is guilty of a class “C” felony. The bill provides that a person who commits child endangerment resulting in bodily injury to a child or minor; or who knowingly permits a child or minor to be present at a location where amphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, or methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, is manufactured, that does not result in serious injury; or who is required to register as a sex offender for a sex offense against a minor who knowingly has control of a minor, or who knowingly has unsupervised access to a minor, is guilty of a class “D” felony.6 is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.