Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution, to the provision of services to those persons, and to the prosecution of related criminal offenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
103–4
Passed · 23 other
Total votes 130
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic52
75% Yea
R
Republican78
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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