A Bill to Amend Sections 16-15-90 and 16-15-100, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, Both Relating to Prostitution Offenses, So as 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 When a Victim of Human Trafficking Is Charged with a Prostitution Offense; to Increase the Penalties for Soliciting, Causing, or Inducing Another for or Into Prostitution When the Prostitute Has a Mental Disability; to Add Additional Penalties for Owners of Business Establishments Who Knowingly Allow the Business Establishment to Be Used in Violation of a Prostitution Offense; to Allow the Court to Order a Person to Complete a Program Designed Specifically for Persons Who Solicit or Procure a Person for Prostitution; and to Repeal Section 16-15-110 Relating to Prostitution.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Sponsors
- 9
- Latest action
- May 1, 2018
Where it stands
Introduced (Current step)
Committee (Needs attention)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
What moved
Loading recorded actions…
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
In the news
Reporting that may mention this subject. Possible matches are labeled.
Loading coverage…
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in South Carolina.