Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 845
Human Trafficking; revise.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE REPORTING OF TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AS SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS UNDER THE PROTECTION FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT; TO CREATE SECTION 97-3-54.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FORFEITURE OF ANY VEHICLE OR OTHER PROPERTY USED IN FURTHERANCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR FORFEITURE; TO CREATE SECTION 97-3-54.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO CREATE SECTION 97-3-54.7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT INVOLVEMENT OF AN UNDERCOVER AGENT IN DETECTION OF AN OFFENSE IS NOT A DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION; TO CREATE SECTION 97-3-54.8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PROSECUTION THEREUNDER SHALL NOT BAR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY, VICTIM STATUS AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY FOR CERTAIN MINORS WHO WOULD BE SUBJECT TO BEING CHARGED WITH PROSTITUTION HAD THEY BEEN OVER THE AGE OF 18 AND TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION FOR ADULT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUNISHMENT FOR PROCURING PROSTITUTION OF CERTAIN MINORS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACT TITLE AND STATUTORY REFERENCES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-43-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE DEFINITION OF RACKETEERING; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-5-7 AND 97-5-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PROSECUTION THEREUNDER SHALL NOT BAR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PROSECUTION THEREUNDER SHALL NOT BAR INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives