SB 2478: Sex Trafficking [LPCC]
GENERAL BILL by Lynn
Sex Trafficking [LPCC]; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/S1722 & S2478) Increases penalties for procuring a minor for prostitution. Provides enhanced penalties for forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. Increases penalties for selling or buying minors into sex trafficking or prostitution. Provides additional prostitution offenses that may subject a place to being declared a public nuisance by a county or municipality and abated, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 4/21/2008 Senate - CS combines this bill with SB 1722 -SJ 00753; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00753; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1722 (Died in Senate Committee on Judiciary) -SJ 00753
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/21/2008 Senate - CS combines this bill with SB 1722 -SJ 00753; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00753; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1722 (Died in Senate Committee on Judiciary) -SJ 00753
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2008 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/13/2008 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 00276 |
| 4/11/2008 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/16/08, 3:30 pm, 401-S --Temporarily postponed |
| 4/16/2008 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/21/08, 2:30 pm, 401-S |
| 4/21/2008 | Senate |
• CS combines this bill with SB 1722 -SJ 00753; CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00753; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/SB 1722 (Died in Senate Committee on Judiciary) -SJ 00753 |