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HB 7049: Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Snyder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Adkins ; Artiles ; Boyd ; Burgin ; Campbell ; Coley ; Costello ; Dorworth ; Fullwood ; Gaetz ; Harrell ; Harrison ; Holder ; Hooper ; Hukill ; Julien ; Kiar ; Kreegel ; Lopez-Cantera ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Metz ; Nunez ; Perman ; Pilon ; Plakon ; Porth ; Precourt ; Sands ; Steinberg ; Steube ; Waldman ; Young

Human Trafficking; Adds violations to jurisdiction of Office of Statewide Prosecution & statewide grand jury; requires employee of massage establishment & any person performing massage therein to present, upon request of investigator, valid government identification; provides documentation requirements for operator of massage establishment; adds additional offenses to list of sexual predator & offender qualifying offenses; creates additional offenses relating to human trafficking; increases criminal penalties for certain offenses; provides for forfeiture of property used, attempted to be used, or intended to be used in violation of specified human trafficking provisions; increases criminal penalty for human smuggling; revises provisions relating to selling or buying of minors into sex trafficking or prostitution; provides additional authorization for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications; ranks offenses on sentencing guidelines chart.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/8/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-97
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2012 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 240
• Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 261
2/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/15/12, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
2/15/2012 House • Favorable by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -HJ 670
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 670
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 701
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 751
2/24/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 820
• Passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 0 -HJ 821
2/27/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/2/2012 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 835
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 836
3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 960
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 960
• Substituted for CS/SB 1880 -SJ 960
• Read 2nd time -SJ 960
• Read 3rd time -SJ 961
• Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 961
3/8/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1245
3/23/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-97