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CS/CS/SB 540: Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Criminal Justice ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Rader

Human Trafficking; Requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to establish a certain direct-support organization; requiring the direct-support organization, in conjunction with the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, to form certain partnerships for specified purposes; requiring a public lodging establishment to train certain employees and create certain policies relating to human trafficking by a specified date; requiring that the criminal history record of a person who is convicted of, or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, soliciting, inducing, enticing, or procuring another to commit prostitution, lewdness, or assignation be added to the Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019
Last Action: 5/2/2019 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2019-152) -SJ 833
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2019 Senate • Filed
    2/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 70
    2/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/19/19, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/19/2019 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    2/20/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/22/2019 Senate • Now in Community Affairs
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 70
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 156
    3/7/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/12/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    3/12/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 237
    3/14/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    • CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 240
    5/2/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 783
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/19 -SJ 783
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 832
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 851 -SJ 833
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2019-152) -SJ 833

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  • CS/CS/SB 540, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2019 at 12:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 851 (er) Human Trafficking Fitzenhagen Similar Last Action: 6/27/2019 Chapter No. 2019-152

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.618 Page 5 (pdf)
    480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection. Page 10 (pdf)
    509.096 Page 15 (pdf)
    796.07 Prohibiting prostitution and related acts. Page 17 (pdf)
    943.0433 Page 20 (pdf)
    943.0583 Human trafficking victim expunction. Page 21 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 540, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/20/2019 at 12:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 851 Human Trafficking Fitzenhagen Similar Last Action: 6/27/2019 Chapter No. 2019-152

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    237898 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Community Affairs
    (Book)
    3/11/2019
    3:51 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/14/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2019 4:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.096 Page 3 (pdf)
    787.08 Page 4 (pdf)
    796.07 Prohibiting prostitution and related acts. Page 7 (pdf)
    943.0433 Page 10 (pdf)
    943.0583 Human trafficking victim expunction. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 540, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2019 at 2:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 851 Human Trafficking Fitzenhagen Identical Last Action: 6/27/2019 Chapter No. 2019-152

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    619312 - Amendment
    Delete lines 64 - 86 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Perry)
    2/18/2019
    9:53 AM
    Withdrawn
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    494714 - Amendment
    Delete lines 71 - 109 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Book)
    2/18/2019
    10:10 AM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 891934 - Substitute Amendment (494714)
    Delete lines 64 - 109 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Perry)
    2/18/2019
    3:34 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    430052 - Amendment
    Delete lines 302 - 306 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Book)
    2/18/2019
    10:10 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2019 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    509.096 Page 3 (pdf)
    787.08 Page 4 (pdf)
    796.07 Prohibiting prostitution and related acts. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.0433 Page 9 (pdf)
    943.0583 Human trafficking victim expunction. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.17297 Page 11 (pdf)

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