SB 1041 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO CRIME.

Summary
Creates a separate offense for those who provide anything of value to engage in sexual conduct with another; adds sex trafficking to offenses that can be prosecuted at any time; makes a person strictly liable for sex trafficking of a minor in terms of the victim's age; changes the name of the crime of solicitation of a minor for prostitution to commercial sexual exploitation of a minor while closing loopholes in the law that allow offenders to escape liability, and increases the grade of offense to a class B felony; adds "anything of value" to reflect the reality of non-monetary compensation used in commercial sexual exploitation.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021 Last action Feb 11, 2021
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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on HMS deferred the measure.
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-21 3:00PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to HMS, JDC.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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