AN ACT relating to the prevention of human trafficking. Amend KRS 17.500 to include promoting human trafficking involving commercial sexual activity as a criminal offense against a minor if the victim is under 18; amend KRS 156.095 to require public schools to display the National Human Trafficking Reporting Hotline; amend KRS 176.415 to require the Department of Highways to post the hotline number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center in all rest areas.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Feb 17, 2017
Signed Apr 10, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 171)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Bill passed 94-0
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
To Rules (H)
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title)
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced
Floor amendment (1-title) filed to Bill and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute and committee amendment (1-title) as a Consent Bill
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Posted in committee
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
legislature
Feb 17, 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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