CS/SB 246 (2011) -  Human Trafficking

General Bill by Health Regulation and Joyner (CO-SPONSORS) Margolis; Sobel; Lynn
Human Trafficking: Requires operators of massage establishments to maintain valid work authorization documents on the premises for each employee who is not a United States citizen. Requires presentation of such documents upon request of a law enforcement officer. Prohibits the use of a massage establishment license for the purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution. Provides criminal penalties. Includes within the severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code certain offenses prohibited by the act.
Effective Date: 10/01/2011
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Regulation
    • On agenda for: 02/08/11 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/14/11 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Budget
    • On agenda for: 03/31/11 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 21   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 477 Subject: Human Trafficking Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 4/3/2011 12:21:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget 3/29/2011 9:40:29 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/14/2011 4:20:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/11/2011 8:14:44 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 2/8/2011 4:48:18 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Regulation 2/4/2011 5:39:15 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/06/2011 10:45 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 17] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/06/2011 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 364 Time: 04/06/2011 - 10:52 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 364 Time: 04/06/2011 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 364 Time: 04/06/2011 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 364 Time: 04/06/2011 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11 Time: 04/04/2011 - 6:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323 Time: 04/01/2011 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323 Time: 03/31/2011 - 7:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/29/2011 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 226 Time: 03/14/2011 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 226 Time: 03/14/2011 - 2:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/09/2011 - 6:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 110 Time: 03/09/2011 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 28 Time: 03/07/2011 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 118 Time: 02/09/2011 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/09/2011 - 8:14 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 118 Time: 02/08/2011 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 02/08/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/31/2011 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 28 Time: 01/05/2011 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/13/2010 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
480.0535 HB 477
921.0022 HB 15, CS/CS/HB 39*, CS/CS/SB 204, HB 347*, HB 433, HB 477, SB 496, SB 514, CS/HB 595, HB 705, CS/SB 734, SB 764, CS/SB 794, CS/CS/SB 846, HB 897, CS/HB 1039*, CS/SB 1088, SB 1094, HB 1459, CS/SB 1886, SB 2016, SB 2160

(*) Not the latest version