Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to prostitution involving a victim of human trafficking, and providing penalties
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who pay for sex with someone being trafficked would face a serious felony charge. Even if the buyer did not know the person was a victim, they would still be held responsible. Those convicted must pay a $50,000 fine, register as a high-level sex offender, and must serve most of their prison sentence before being eligible for parole or work release.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to prostitution involving a victim of human trafficking. The bill provides that a person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is a victim of human trafficking commits a class “C” felony. Ignorance of the other person’s status as a victim of human trafficking is not a defense to a violation.9(1)(d), a person convicted under the bill shall be sentenced to a fine of $50,000. A person convicted of violating the bill must register as a tier III sex offender. 1(2)(c), to be found within years after the commission of the offense. The bill provides that a person serving a sentence for a violation of the bill shall be denied parole or work release unless the person has served at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence.