West Virginia House Bill 2318 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Passed on May 23 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-23 - Chapter 129, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to strengthen and establish criminal offenses relating to human trafficking. The bill eliminates an existing criminal offense and penalty for human trafficking, and establishes a new article with multiple offenses and penalties. In addition to human trafficking, the bill creates felony offenses and penalties for using an individual in forced labor, debt bondage, and commercial sexual activity. The bill also 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, and limits ability for parole in circumstances where the court makes a finding of aggravated circumstances. The bill provides for restitution to victims and the enforcement of a judgment order for restitution. The bill provides for disgorgement of profits and debarment from state and local government contracts. 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. John Shott [R]	Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]	Del. Roger Hanshaw [R]	Del. Amy Summers [R]
Del. Kelli Sobonya [R]	Del. Carol Miller [R]	Del. Kayla Kessinger [R]	Del. Joseph Canestraro [D]
Del. Linda Longstreth [D]	Del. Mike Pushkin [D]	Del. Erikka Storch [R]

2017-03-17 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 133) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-03-16 - House - House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 95) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-07 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 70) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-02-22 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 10) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-23	House	Chapter 129, Acts, Regular Session, 2017
2017-04-01	House	Approved by Governor 3/31/17 - House Journal
2017-04-01	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/31/17 - Senate Journal
2017-03-31	House	Approved by Governor 3/31/17
2017-03-28	House	To Governor 3/27/17 - House Journal
2017-03-27	House	To Governor 3/27/17
2017-03-27	Senate	To Governor 3/27/17 - Senate Journal
2017-03-20	House	House received Senate message
2017-03-17	Senate	Completed legislative action
2017-03-17	Senate	Communicated to House
2017-03-17	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 133)
2017-03-17	Senate	Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote)
2017-03-17	Senate	House Message received
2017-03-16	House	Communicated to Senate
2017-03-16	House	House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 95)
2017-03-16	House	House received Senate message
2017-03-07	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2017-03-07	Senate	Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 70)
2017-03-07	Senate	Read 3rd time
2017-03-07	Senate	On 3rd reading
2017-03-06	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2017-03-06	Senate	Read 2nd time
2017-03-06	Senate	On 2nd reading
2017-03-03	Senate	Read 1st time
2017-03-03	Senate	On 1st reading
2017-03-02	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2017-02-23	Senate	To Judiciary
2017-02-23	Senate	To Judiciary
2017-02-23	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2017-02-23	Senate	House Message received
2017-02-22	House	Communicated to Senate
2017-02-22	House	Passed House (Roll No. 10)
2017-02-22	House	Read 3rd time
2017-02-22	House	On 3rd reading, House Calendar
2017-02-21	House	Read 2nd time
2017-02-21	House	On 2nd reading, House Calendar
2017-02-20	House	Read 1st time
2017-02-20	House	On 1st reading, House Calendar
2017-02-17	House	By substitute, do pass
2017-02-10	House	To House Judiciary
2017-02-10	House	Introduced in House
2017-02-10	House	To Judiciary
2017-02-10	House	Filed for introduction

HB2186 (Similar To) 2017-02-08 - To House Judiciary
SB70 (Similar To) 2017-02-08 - To Judiciary
HB2342 (Similar To) 2017-02-13 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	12	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
15	9A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
49	1	201	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=2318&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2318%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2318
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2318%20SUB.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2318
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2318%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2318
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/house/00010.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/senate/03-07-0070.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/house/00095.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2017/RS/votes/senate/03-17-0133.pdf