West Virginia House Bill 2186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to eliminating existing criminal offense and penalties for human trafficking. The bill creates felony offenses and penalties for trafficking an individual. The bill defines terms. The bill creates felony offenses and penalties for using an individual in forced labor. The bill creates felony offenses and penalties for using an individual in debt bondage. The bill creates felony offenses and penalties for compelling an adult through coercion to engage in commercial sexual activity. The bill creates a felony offense for maintaining or making available a minor for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity. The bill clarifies that consent of minor and misbelief as to age are not defenses to prosecution for sexual servitude offense. The bill creates a felony offense of patronizing an individual to engage in commercial sexual activity. The bill clarifies that each victim shall be considered a separate offense. The bill limits ability for parole in circumstances where the court makes a finding of aggravated circumstances. The bill defines aggravated circumstances. The bill provides for restitution to victims and the enforcement of a judgment order for restitution. The bill directs unclaimed restitution to be paid to the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. The bill provides for disgorgement of profits and debarment from state and local government contracts. The bill makes victims eligible for compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. The bill provides for criminal immunity for offense of prostitution if individual was a minor at time of offense and was a victim at time of offense. The bill provides for expungement of prostitution conviction for victims of trafficking. The bill authorizes law enforcement to use wiretaps to conduct investigations. The bill also designates the Division of Justice and Community Services to be the State Administrative Agency responsible for criminal justice and juvenile justice systems for the planning and development of state programs and grants relating to human trafficking.

Relating generally to human trafficking

Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]

Del. John Shott [R]

Sen. Bill Hamilton [R]

Del. Kelli Sobonya [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	To House Judiciary
2017-02-08	House	Introduced in House
2017-02-08	House	To Judiciary
2017-02-08	House	Filed for introduction

HB2318 (Similar To) 2017-05-23 - Chapter 129, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
SB70 (Similar To) 2017-02-08 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	9A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
61	14	1	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	2	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	3	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	4	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	5	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	6	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	7	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	8	New Code	See Bill Text
61	14	9	New Code	See Bill Text
61	2	17	Repealed Code	Citation Text
62	1D	8	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2186&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2186%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2186