A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-15-90 AND 16-15-100 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PROSTITUTION, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION, ESTABLISHING OR KEEPING A BROTHEL OR HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION, OR CAUSING OR INDUCING ANOTHER TO PARTICIPATE IN PROSTITUTION; TO ESTABLISH THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF BEING A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITING, CAUSING, OR INDUCING ANOTHER FOR OR INTO PROSTITUTION WHEN THE PROSTITUTE HAS A MENTAL DISABILITY.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 28, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2017
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Feb 16, 2017
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 16, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Feb 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Timmons
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 13, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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