(FOX40.COM) - - An expense that would categorize child sex trafficking as a serious felony has actually been positioned into what is known as the "thriller file" and could meet its supreme fate on September 1.

SB 14 was used up by the Assembly Appropriations Committee in mid-August after being voted down and after that ultimately authorized by the Public Safety Committee after backlash from the general public and some lawmakers in the state, including the guv.

Now the bill is on a list of costs that will fulfill their fate at a suspense hearing, where legislators evaluate expenses and their monetary impact, and where decisions on a costs are made without public conversation.

SB 14 was written by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and would classify the trafficking of anybody under the age of 18 as a "serious felony" in the state of California. It would also classify the offense under the state's "three-strikes law," which could lead to increased jail time and greater penalties for founded guilty traffickers.

" Selling a kid to be raped over and over once again is a crime that's so grotesque, unethical, and barbaric," Grove said. "It should be prevented and stopped at any cost."

The bill, if passed, is expected to require funds from the state's general fund because of incarceration expenses, which is why legislators put it on the so-called thriller file.

" We can't pay for to not pass this bill," Grove stated at the August 16 hearing on the costs.

Some human trafficking survivors and supporters remained in attendance at the hearing to reveal their support for the expense. Guv Gavin Newsom said he was shocked that SB 14 has been stalled and likewise expressed support for the expense.

Those opposed to SB 14 state they stress that victims of human trafficking who were forced to cooperate with their traffickers could also end up prosecuted and imprisoned.

The Chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), stated he wished to make amendments to the bill to attend to the concern.

" I believe we're going to make this (SB-14) a lot better than what it was in the past," Jones-Sawyer said to FOX40.

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In reaction, Grove stated the bill will help the victims and not injure them, and she disagreed that amendments required to be made.

" Survivors and victims, we want to put them first," Grove said to FOX40. She stated she was disappointed that the bill was not voted on at the August 16 conference and stated she "will continue to battle on to support victims and survivors."