l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2719

Human trafficking; revise act and make conforming changes.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TITLE OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT FOR CLARITY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SPECIFY ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE USE OF UNDERCOVER OPERATIVES TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF FOR VICTIMS AND TO REQUIRE CONFIDENTIALITY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR FORFEITURE OF ASSETS USED IN FURTHERANCE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF FORFEITURE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE "RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING FUND"; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE POSITION OF STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COORDINATOR; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELEMENTS AND PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE OF PROSTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELEMENTS AND PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE OF SOLICITING PROSTITUTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 97-29-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH THE PUNISHMENT FOR PROSTITUTION AND SOLICITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-43-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS IN THE RACKETEERING ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-5-5 AND 97-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE OFFENSES OF ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR TO THE TENOR OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE OFFENSE OF COMPUTER-LURING; TO AMEND SECTION 99-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF HUMAN-TRAFFICKING CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2013, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 21 to Feb 515 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 5 · stopped20 days

Judiciary BFeb 20 to Mar 5 · stopped13 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 13Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 14Sent to the House
  2. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 13Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 13PassedSenate
  5. Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives