Commercial sex trafficking; penalties. (SB1188)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) with support from co-patron Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Sex trafficking; penalties. Creates new felonies for trafficking of persons for commercial sexual activity. The bill provides that any person who recruits, transports, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains, patronizes, solicits, or entices a minor to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a Class 2 felony, the punishment for which includes a mandatory minimum sentence that is based on the age of the minor. The bill also provides that any person who engages in the same conduct with any other person knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that coercion or fraud will be used to cause such person to engage in commercial sexual activity is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Finally, the bill provides that any person who receives money or its equivalent that he knows or has reason to know was derived from the trafficking of persons for commercial sexual activity is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15103242D |
| 01/13/2015 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188) |
| 01/28/2015 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104508D-S1 |
| 01/28/2015 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 01/30/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188S1) |
| 02/03/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104579D-S2 |
| 02/03/2015 | Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2015 | Incorporates SB710 |
| 02/04/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/05/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/05/2015 | Committee substitute rejected 15104508D-S1 |
| 02/05/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104579D-S2 |
| 02/05/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1188S2 |
| 02/05/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2015 | Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188S2) |
| 02/09/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/09/2015 | Read first time |
| 02/09/2015 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
| 02/09/2015 | Assigned App. sub: Public Safety |
| 02/11/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1188S2) |
| 02/11/2015 | Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15105039D-H1 |
| 02/11/2015 | Incorporates SB710 |
| 02/12/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188H1) |
| 02/12/2015 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2015 | Read third time |
| 02/13/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15105039D-H1 |
| 02/13/2015 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1188H1 |
| 02/13/2015 | Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/13/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2015 | House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/18/2015 | House insisted on substitute |
| 02/18/2015 | House requested conference committee |
| 02/20/2015 | Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/20/2015 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 02/20/2015 | Senators: Obenshain, Howell, McDougle |
| 02/23/2015 | Conferees appointed by House |
| 02/23/2015 | Delegates: Hugo, Bell, Robert B., Watts |
| 02/26/2015 | C Amended by conference committee |
| 02/26/2015 | Conference substitute printed 15105552D-S3 |
| 02/26/2015 | Conference report agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/26/2015 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2015 | Conference report agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188S3) |
| 03/06/2015 | Enrolled |
| 03/06/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1188ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1188ER) |
| 03/06/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/07/2015 | Signed by President |
| 03/10/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/10/15 |
| 03/10/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
| 03/11/2015 | Impact statement from VCSC (SB1188ER) |
| 03/27/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/15) |
| 03/27/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691) |
Comments
I'm very happy about Every One doing the jobs on passing bills targeting sex trafficking. As a victim for 22th years i have seen the different during the 8 years seeing changes that needed to be change against sex trafficking and human trafficking. I thank Sen Mark Obenshain to creating New laws that needs to be change against human trafficking sex trafficking. In between me and my organization against human trafficking name Angels In The Field Rescue, Thank you so much for doing the Job you do together with other organization. I Debra Lopez would like to thank personally Mark Obenshain,R-Harrisonburg be able to see you in person and thank you for fighting not only for me but for the victims i left behind. This for me is important. you can contact me at 360 463 7912. my email is [email protected]