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2023 SESSION

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HB 1523 Prostitution; solicitation, penalties, fees for certain offenses.

Introduced by: Kim A. Taylor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Prostitution; solicitation; penalties. Increases the penalty for a third or subsequent offense of solicitation of prostitution from an adult from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony. The bill increases the fines from $100 to $1000 and from $500 to $2500 for certain offenses related to sex trafficking. The bill also make it a Class 5 felony to solicit prostitution from any minor.

Under current law, any person who solicits prostitution from a minor is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the minor is 16 years old or older or a Class 5 felony if the minor is younger than 16 years old.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102385D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/01/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105793D-H1  pdf | impact statements

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/05/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23102385D
• 01/05/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/27/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 6-N)
• 02/01/23  House: Committee substitute printed 23105793D-H1
• 02/03/23  House: Read first time
• 02/06/23  House: Read second time
• 02/06/23  House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105793D-H1
• 02/06/23  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1523H1
• 02/07/23  House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 25-N)
• 02/07/23  House: VOTE: Passage (74-Y 25-N)
• 02/08/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/08/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/15/23  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (9-Y 6-N)