South Carolina House Bill 3847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-01 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Prostitution

Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]
Rep. Steve Moss [R]	Rep. Todd Atwater [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Rep. Anne Thayer [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
2018-03-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
2018-03-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis
2018-03-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: V.S.Moss, Atwater
2018-03-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
2018-02-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
2017-02-23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2017-02-23	House	Introduced and read first time

S0168 (Similar To) 2017-02-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	15	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	15	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3847&session=122&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3847_20170223.htm