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2016 SESSION
HB 681 Trafficking in persons; civil action.
Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Trafficking in persons; civil action. Creates a civil cause of action against individuals who engage in (i) abduction of any person for the purpose of prostitution, any child under 16 years of age for concubinage, or any minor for the purpose of manufacturing child pornography; (ii) solicitation of prostitution from a minor; or (iii) commercial sex trafficking, or who aid in the conduct thereof. This bill is identical to SB 133.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101770D pdf
- 02/12/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105167D-H1 pdf
- 02/22/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105711D-S1 pdf
- 03/11/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER) pdf
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB681ER) pdf
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/11/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101770D
- 01/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/03/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Committee substitute printed 16105167D-H1
- 02/13/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Committee substitute agreed to 16105167D-H1
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB681H1
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/22/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16105711D-S1
- 02/22/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/24/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16105711D-S1
- 02/24/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB681S1
- 02/24/16 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/26/16 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 16105711D-S1 (0-Y 96-N)
- 02/26/16 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 96-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/02/16 House: House acceded to request
- 03/03/16 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/03/16 House: Delegates: Leftwich, Hugo, Ward
- 03/03/16 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/03/16 Senate: Senators: Edwards, Chafin, Sturtevant
- 03/09/16 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/16 House: Conference report agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/16 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/11/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB681ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate reprinted (HB681ER)
- 03/25/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/28/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/28/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/28/16
- 03/28/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 04/01/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 668 (effective 7/1/16)
- 04/01/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)