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.
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• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 960 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 960 • Substituted for CS/SB 1880 -SJ 960 • Read 2nd time -SJ 960 • Read 3rd time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 |
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| 4/6/2012 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 4/8/2012 |
• Chapter No. 2012-97 |
