South Carolina Senate Bill 145

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 14 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-03-15 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #7) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-90, Relating To Prostitution, Lewdness, Assignation, And Prostitution Generally, 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 Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking, And To Increase The Penalties For Soliciting, Causing, Or Inducing Another For Or Into Prostitution If The Prostitute Has A Mental Disability; And By Repealing Section 16-15-100, Relating To Prostitution, Further Unlawful Acts.

Prostitution, Sex Buyer Penalties

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]	Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]
Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Vernon Stephens [D]

2023-03-09 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-03-15	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-03-14	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2023-03-13		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-09	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2023-03-09	Senate	Read second time
2023-03-09	Senate	Amended
2023-03-09	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2023-02-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2023-02-08		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-02	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0145&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20221130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20230208.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20230222.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20230227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20230309.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/145_20230313.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0145%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22224