HB 865 (2004) -  Sex Trafficking

General Bill by Gannon (CO-SPONSORS) Brandenburg; Bullard; Fiorentino; Gibson; Harrell; Hasner; Holloway; Joyner; Kravitz; Stargel; Zapata
Sex Trafficking: Provides that it is a felony of the first degree for a parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor to offer to, or to actually, sell or otherwise transfer custody or control of such minor, with knowledge that such sale or transfer, will result in force, fraud, or coercion being used to cause that minor to engage in prostitution or otherwise participate in the trade of sex trafficking; provides for the offense of sex trafficking; provides that it is a felony of the second degree to knowingly recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain a person, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion will be used to cause that person to engage in prostitution; provides that it is a felony of the first degree if sex trafficking involves a person under the age of 14 or results in death; provides criminal penalties; expands the definition of racketeering activity to include the offenses created by the act.
Effective Date: October 1, 2004, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date
Last Event: 04/30/04 S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1962 (Ch. 2004-391) on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:36 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1962 Subject: Human & Sex Trafficking Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/31/2004 12:15:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/29/2004 4:37:42 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/18/2004 1:02:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention 3/15/2004 8:20:29 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2004 10:00 PM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 1207] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1962 (Ch. 2004-391) Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:36 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:00 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:34 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/30/2004 - 10:00 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Withdrawn from Appropriations Time: 04/30/2004 - 9:50 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Appropriations Time: 04/22/2004 - 9:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Withdrawn from Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Time: 04/22/2004 - 9:20 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill now in Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Time: 03/31/2004 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/31/2004 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 03/31/2004 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill added to Public Safety & Crime Prevention agenda Time: 03/30/2004 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill added to Public Safety & Crime Prevention agenda Time: 03/29/2004 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill now in Public Safety & Crime Prevention Time: 03/18/2004 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/18/2004 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 03/18/2004 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice agenda Time: 03/15/2004 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:23 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Now in Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Public Safety Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Public Safety & Crime Prevention Version:
Event: H Bill referred to committee Time: 02/19/2004 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 02/07/2004 - 2:14 PM Member: Gannon Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
16.56 HB 1197, HB 1257, HB 1505, HB 1811, HB 1995
27.34 HB 2007
655.50 HB 1147
796.035
796.045
895.02 HB 141 CS, HB 1065, HB 1257, HB 1811
896.101
905.34 HB 1257, HB 1505, HB 1811