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IntroducedDec 12, 2018
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Passed SenateJan 29, 2019
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Passed HouseJan 17, 2020
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Signed into Law
A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 16-15-90 AND 16-15-100, RELATING TO PROSTITUTION, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION, ESTABLISHING OR KEEPING A BROTHEL OR HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION, OR CAUSING OR INDUCING ANOTHER TO PARTICIPATE IN PROSTITUTION; TO ESTABLISH THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE OF BEING A VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR SOLICITING, CAUSING, OR INDUCING ANOTHER FOR OR INTO PROSTITUTION WHEN THE PROSTITUTE HAS A MENTAL DISABILITY.
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Senate • Sep 22, 2020: Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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Votes
YES: 39
- Alexander, Thomas C.
- Allen, Karl B.
- Bennett, Sean M.
- Campsen, George E., III
- Cash, Richard J.
- Climer, Wes
- Corbin, Thomas D.
- Cromer, Ronnie W.
- Davis, Tom
- Fanning, Mike
- Gambrell, Michael W.
- Harpootlian, Richard A.
- Hembree, Greg
- Hutto, Brad
- Johnson, Kevin L.
- Kimpson, Marlon E.
- Malloy, Gerald
- Martin, Shane R.
- Massey, A. Shane
- Matthews, John W., Jr.
- Matthews, Margie Bright
- McElveen, J. Thomas, III
- McLeod, Mia S.
- Nicholson, Floyd
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.
- Rankin, Luke A.
- Reese, Glenn G.
- Rice, Rex F.
- Sabb, Ronnie A.
- Scott, John L., Jr.
- Senn, Sandy
- Setzler, Nikki G.
- Shealy, Katrina Frye
- Sheheen, Vincent A.
- Talley, Scott
- Turner, Ross
- Verdin, Daniel B., III
- Williams, Kent M.
- Young, Tom, Jr.
NO: 0
EXCUSED: 5
YES: 113
- Allison, Merita A.
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bennett, Linda
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Blackwell, Bart T.
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Brawley, Wendy C.
- Bryant, Bruce M.
- Burns, James Mikell
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Chellis, Converse A., IV
- Chumley, William M.
- Clary, Gary E.
- Clemmons, Alan D.
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Cogswell, William Scott, Jr.
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Cox, Westley P.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Daning, Joseph S.
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Elliott, Jason
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Felder, R. Raye
- Finlay, Kirkman, III
- Forrest, Cally R.
- Forrester, P. Michael
- Fry, Russell W.
- Funderburk, Laurie Slade
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- Hardee, Kevin
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- Henegan, Patricia Moore
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hill, Jonathon D.
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Huggins, Chip
- Hyde, Max T., Jr.
- Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr.
- Jones, Stewart O.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kimmons, Mandy W.
- King, John Richard C.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Lucas, James H.
- Magnuson, Josiah
- Martin, Richard
- Matthews, Krystle N.
- McCoy, Peter M., Jr.
- McCravy, John R., III
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- McKnight, Cezar E.
- Moore, JA
- Morgan, Adam M.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Moss, V. Stephen
- Murphy, Chris
- Newton, Brandon Michael
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Norrell, Mandy Powers
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Ott, Russell L.
- Parks, J. Anne
- Pendarvis, Marvin R.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Ridgeway, Robert L., III
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robinson, Leola C.
- Rose, Seth
- Sandifer, William E., III
- Simrill, J. Gary
- Smith, Garry R.
- Sottile, F. Michael
- Spires, L. Kit
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Stringer, Tommy M.
- Tallon, Edward R., Sr.
- Taylor, Bill
- Thigpen, Ivory Torrey
- Toole, McLain R.
- Trantham, Ashley B.
- West, John Taliaferro, IV
- Wheeler, William W., III
- White, W. Brian
- Whitmire, William R.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Williams, Shedron D.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 8
YES: 8
- Bryant, Bruce M.
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Elliott, Jason
- Felder, R. Raye
- Fry, Russell W.
- Hill, Jonathon D.
- McCravy, John R., III
NO: 107
- Alexander, Terry
- Allison, Merita A.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bennett, Linda
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Blackwell, Bart T.
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Brown, Robert L.
- Burns, James Mikell
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Chellis, Converse A., IV
- Chumley, William M.
- Clary, Gary E.
- Clemmons, Alan D.
- Clyburn, William
- Cogswell, William Scott, Jr.
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Westley P.
- Daning, Joseph S.
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R.
- Forrester, P. Michael
- Funderburk, Laurie Slade
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- Hardee, Kevin
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- Henegan, Patricia Moore
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Huggins, Chip
- Hyde, Max T., Jr.
- Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr.
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Jones, Stewart O.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kimmons, Mandy W.
- King, John Richard C.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Lucas, James H.
- Mace, Nancy
- Mack, David J., III
- Magnuson, Josiah
- Martin, Richard
- Matthews, Krystle N.
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- McKnight, Cezar E.
- Moore, JA
- Morgan, Adam M.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Moss, V. Stephen
- Murphy, Chris
- Newton, Brandon Michael
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Norrell, Mandy Powers
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Ott, Russell L.
- Parks, J. Anne
- Pendarvis, Marvin R.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Ridgeway, Robert L., III
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robinson, Leola C.
- Rose, Seth
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Sandifer, William E., III
- Simrill, J. Gary
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Garry R.
- Sottile, F. Michael
- Spires, L. Kit
- Stringer, Tommy M.
- Tallon, Edward R., Sr.
- Taylor, Bill
- Thayer, Anne J.
- Trantham, Ashley B.
- Weeks, J. David
- West, John Taliaferro, IV
- Wheeler, William W., III
- White, W. Brian
- Whitmire, William R.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Williams, Shedron D.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NOT VOTING: 8
YES: 40
- Alexander, Thomas C.
- Allen, Karl B.
- Campbell, Paul G., Jr.
- Campsen, George E., III
- Cash, Richard J.
- Climer, Wes
- Corbin, Thomas D.
- Cromer, Ronnie W.
- Fanning, Mike
- Gambrell, Michael W.
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.
- Gregory, Chauncey K.
- Grooms, Lawrence K.
- Harpootlian, Richard A.
- Hembree, Greg
- Hutto, Brad
- Jackson, Darrell
- Johnson, Kevin L.
- Kimpson, Marlon E.
- Leatherman, Hugh K., Sr.
- Loftis, Dwight A.
- Malloy, Gerald
- Massey, A. Shane
- Matthews, Margie Bright
- McElveen, J. Thomas, III
- McLeod, Mia S.
- Nicholson, Floyd
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.
- Rankin, Luke A.
- Reese, Glenn G.
- Rice, Rex F.
- Sabb, Ronnie A.
- Scott, John L., Jr.
- Senn, Sandy
- Setzler, Nikki G.
- Talley, Scott
- Turner, Ross
- Verdin, Daniel B., III
- Williams, Kent M.
- Young, Tom, Jr.
NO: 0
Actions
- Sep 22, 2020 | Senate
- Free conference powers granted
- Free conference committee appointed Hutto, Shealy, Young
- Free conference report adopted
- Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- Sep 15, 2020 | House
- Conference committee appointed Murphy, Fry, and Bamberg
- May 12, 2020 | Senate
- Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Shealy, Young
- May 12, 2020 | House
- Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- Roll call Yeas-8 Nays-107
- Mar 12, 2020 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 11, 2020 | Senate
- House amendment amended
- Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- Returned to House with amendments
- Mar 11, 2020 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 10, 2020 | Senate
- House amendment amended
- Feb 25, 2020 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Jan 17, 2020 | House
- Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
- Jan 16, 2020 | House
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Jan 15, 2020 | House
- Debate adjourned until Thursday, January 16
- May 08, 2019 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2019 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2019 | Senate
- Read third time and sent to House
- Jan 24, 2019 | Senate
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Read second time
- Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- Jan 24, 2019 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Jan 23, 2019 | Senate
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Jan 09, 2019 | Senate
- Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, Young
- Jan 08, 2019 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 12, 2018 | Senate
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- 12/12/2018HTML
- 1/23/2019HTML
- 1/24/2019HTML
- 1/24/2019-AHTML
- 5/8/2019HTML
- 1/16/2020HTML
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- 3/10/2020HTML
- 3/11/2020HTML
- 3/11/2020-AHTML
- 3/12/2020HTML
- Latest VersionHTML
- Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment (01/24/2019)HTML
- House Amendment number 1 (01/16/2020)HTML
- House Amendment number 2 (01/16/2020)HTML
- House Amendment number 3 (01/16/2020)HTML
- Senate Amendment number RFH-1 (03/10/2020)HTML
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