2021-2022 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3224: Prostitution

Legislative Summary

Amend Sections 16-15-90 And 16-15-100, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Prostitution, So As To Add Prohibited Conduct And To Increase The Penalties For, Among Other Prohibitions, 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 Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking For Certain Defendants, To Increase Certain Penalties When The Prostitute Has A Mental Disability, And For Other Purposes; And To Repeal Section 16-15-110 Relating To Prostitution.

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Bill History

12/9/2020
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/9/2020
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/13/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
House of Representatives
1/26/2021
Scrivener's error corrected
2/25/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tedder, Jones, Bennett, Stringer, T.Moore, Willis, Robinson, Trantham, Oremus, Martin, White, Haddon, Morgan, W.Cox, Davis, Wetmore, Crawford, K.O.Johnson, Wheeler, M.M.Smith, Jefferson, R.Williams, Thigpen, Rivers, Yow, Gilliam, Brawley, Howard, J.L.Johnson, Garvin
House of Representatives