Prostitution offenses
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-15-90 AND 16-15-100, RELATING TO PROSTITUTION, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION, ESTABLISHING OR KEEPING A BROTHEL OR HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION, OR CAUSING OR INDUCING ANOTHER TO PARTICIPATE IN PROSTITUTION; TO ESTABLISH THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF BEING A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITING, CAUSING, OR INDUCING ANOTHER FOR OR INTO PROSTITUTION WHEN THE PROSTITUTE HAS A MENTAL DISABILITY.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Jan 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Sep 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019 · House Jan 16, 2020
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
Jan 24, 2019
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican23
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Sep 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Free conference report adopted
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Free conference committee appointed Hutto, Shealy, Young
upper
Sep 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Murphy, Fry, and Bamberg
lower
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Shealy, Young
upper
May 12, 2020
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 16, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-8)
house
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-3)
senate
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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