Relating to the prevention of, reporting regarding, investigation of, prosecution of, criminal and civil penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, to treatment, services, and compensation available to victims of those offenses, and to orders of nondisclosure for certain persons who are victims of certain of those offenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 7, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · House May 21, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
91
Key actions
26
Committee
21
Amendments
7
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 22, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 21, 2019
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 21, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-7-1)
house
May 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
May 17, 2019
Committee
Recommitted to committee
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
8 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
P
JN
Jane Nelson
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
P
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
Co
JF
John Frullo
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
Co
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
Co
Sheryl Cole
DDemocratic
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