Human Trafficking and Prostitution
Summary
Human Trafficking and Prostitution; Revises definition of term "coercion"; provides criminal penalties for engaging in human trafficking or benefiting financially by receiving value from human trafficking using labor or services or commercial sexual activity of an adult; prohibits facilitating or enabling receiving of persons for purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or facilitating or enabling any person to remain there for such purposes; provides increased criminal penalties for specified prohibited acts relating to prostitution, lewdness, or assignation.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 14, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Nov 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kelly Skidmore
DDemocratic
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