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CS/CS/HB 545: Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Spano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Berman ; Burton ; Campbell ; Combee ; Cruz ; Diaz, M. ; Eagle ; Edwards ; Geller ; Hager ; Hill ; Kerner ; Latvala ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Miller ; Murphy ; Nunez ; Passidomo ; Perry ; Peters ; Pilon ; Raburn ; Raschein ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Renner ; Rodrigues, R. ; Steube ; Stevenson ; Stone ; Van Zant ; Watson, C. ; Williams

Human Trafficking; Includes human trafficking as predicate offense for felony murder; prohibits permanently branding, or directing permanent branding, of victim of human trafficking; requires DOH to suspend license of massage therapist or massage establishment for specified violations in conjunction with establishment; provides that licensed massage therapist may not receive new or renewal license if applicant is convicted of certain prostitution offenses in conjunction with massage establishment; provides that licensed massage establishment may not receive new or renewal license if specified persons connected with establishment are convicted of certain prostitution offenses in conjunction with establishment; provides that minors may not be charged with specified prostitution offenses; requires person convicted of specified racketeering offenses to register as sexual predator or sexual offender; reenacts various provisions.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/9/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-24
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/2015 House • Filed
11/16/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 48
11/24/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/01/15, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
12/1/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 167
12/8/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/9/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 156
1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 47
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 150
1/13/2016 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 219
1/14/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 213
1/15/2016 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 228
1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/21/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/21/2016 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 251
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 251
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 545
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 577
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 578
• Immediately certified -HJ 578
2/24/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 495
• Received -SJ 495
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 487
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 487
• Substituted for CS/SB 784 -SJ 487
• Read 2nd time -SJ 487
• Read 3rd time -SJ 488
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 488
• Immediately certified -SJ 494
2/24/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 591
3/1/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 640
3/8/2016 • Approved by Governor -HJ 928
3/9/2016 • Chapter No. 2016-24