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 Anyone who pays for sex with a person being trafficked would face a felony charge, even if they did not know the person was a victim. People convicted of this crime must pay a $50,000 fine and register as high-level sex offenders. Those serving time for this offense cannot get parole or work release until they have finished most of their sentence.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 10 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.