Prostitution
Summary
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 IF THE PROSTITUTE HAS A MENTAL DISABILITY; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 16-15-110 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PROSTITUTION VIOLATIONS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action May 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2021
How they voted
42–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
May 6, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
May 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
May 6, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-1-1)
senate
May 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Hutto, Matthews, Climer, Senn, Cash, Harpootlian
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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