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CS/CS/HB 465: Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Spano ; Kerner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Artiles ; Campbell ; Clarke-Reed ; Dudley ; Edwards ; Hager ; Harrell ; Hill ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Murphy ; Nunez ; Perry ; Pilon ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Torres ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Human Trafficking; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for soliciting another to commit prostitution & similar offenses; requires persons convicted of such offenses to perform community service & pay for & attend education program; requires court to impose minimum mandatory terms of incarceration for persons convicted two or more times of soliciting another to commit prostitution & similar offenses; provides for impoundment of vehicle used in soliciting another to commit prostitution & similar offenses; allows vehicle owner to prevent impoundment or immobilization in certain circumstances; provides that any court in circuit in which the petitioner was arrested may expunge criminal history record of human trafficking victim; requires judge to allow advocate to be present with in expunction hearing in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 6/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-145, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 467 (Ch. 2015-146), HB 469 (Ch. 2015-147)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2015 House • Filed
1/28/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 40
2/4/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/11/15, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2/11/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 135
2/17/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/20/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 131
2/27/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/03/15, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 40
• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 172
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 129
3/4/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 172
3/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/26/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/26/2015 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 345
3/27/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 341
3/30/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 350
4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 530
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 557
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 558
4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 447
• Received -SJ 447
4/22/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 500
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 500
• Substituted for CS/SB 1106 -SJ 500
• Read 2nd time -SJ 500
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 584
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 584
4/23/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 761
6/11/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
6/15/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-145, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 467 (Ch. 2015-146), HB 469 (Ch. 2015-147)