mixed feelings on the bill, as these knee-jerk reaction bills generally are unnecessary at best and have damaging effects at worst.
In this case, the idea seems to make sense. Hold a parent responsible for their child and provide a stiff punishment if they do what Anthony did and cover up a disappearance. It does seem to be a clear case for a negligence charge, but Anthony did not get any punishment for this act. If anything, the current laws may just need an upgrade to deal with vile acts like this and make it cut and dry in court. The brand new law borders on nanny-statism.
There is, in the State of Oregon, a woman in prison whose daughter disappeared and the woman never reported it nor will she say what happened to her daughter. Prosecutors went after her, she was convicted, and is now serving time. [The suspicion is she murdered her daughter.]
Unfortunately, I can’t remember of what she was convicted.