HB152 - Adds advertising a child as available to participate in certain sex acts to the crime of sexual trafficking of a child

HB 152

Adds advertising a child as available to participate in certain sex acts to the crime of sexual trafficking of a child

Sponsor:	Onder
LR Number:	0176H.03S	Fiscal Notes
Committee:	Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action:	5/15/2015 - In Conference--HB 152-Haahr, with SCS, as amended (Onder) (House adopted CCR and passed CCS)	Journal Page:

Title:	SCS HB 152	Calendar Position:
Effective Date:	August 28, 2015
House Handler:	Haahr

List of 2015 Senate Bills

Current Bill Summary

CCS/SCS/HB 152 - Under current law, a person commits sexual trafficking of a child by knowingly recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a child to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of sexually explicit material. This act adds, as an element of sexual trafficking of a child, advertising the availability of a child to participate in a commercial sex act, a sexual performance, or the production of explicit sexual material.

These provisions are identical to provisions of SCS/HCS/HB 734 (2015) and SCS/HCS/HB 807 (2015).

MEGHAN LUECKE