Criminal Offenses; increase the penalty provisions; pimping and pandering
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to increase the penalty provisions relating to pimping and pandering; to amend Code Section 42-1-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Sexual Offender Registry, so as to require registration on the State Sexual Offender Registry when an individual is convicted for the third time for pandering; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2016
Last action Mar 14, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2016
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
Feb 8, 2016
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 14, 2016
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 8, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 3, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 22, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JaNice VanNess
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
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