Prostitution, Lewdness, Human Trafficking, and Public Lodging
Summary
Prostitution, Lewdness, Human Trafficking, and Public Lodging; Prohibits public lodging establishment from offering hourly rate for accommodation; increases criminal penalties for soliciting or procuring another person to commit prostitution or purchasing services of person engaged in prostitution; provides for additional court-ordered requirements, minimum mandatory period of incarceration, & civil penalty; provides that human trafficking victim expunction of criminal history records does not apply to specified offenses; removes requirement for specific evidentiary standard when determining human trafficking victim status in absence of official documentation; creates Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 8, 2022
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Feb 8, 2022
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
15
Committee
21
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 898 (Ch. 2022-222)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0)
house
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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