Senate Bill 420 The Issue Of Prostitution And Separating...

Senate Bill 420 would recast provisions by clearly defining prostitution and separating the buyers from the sellers. This bill not only defines the crime of prostitution but it also divides the crime into three sections: the involvement of the buyer, the involvement of the seller, and/or the involvement of a minor. Senator Huff first introduced this bill on February 25, 2015 where it was first presented to a committee on RLS, waiting for the approval to print. Freshly off the printer on February 26, 2015, the bill was accepted and began its journey through the Senate. On March 5, 2015 the bill was referred to the committee on PUB. S (â€Å"Bill History-SB 420,† 2015). On April 6, 2015 the committee read the bill for a second time and amended†¦show more content†¦The success of the bill is that it has passed through the Senate. The failure is that the bill is currently held up in the Assembly. The Assembly is waiting to hear what the total budget will be for the bill before they make their decision. The Assembly seems hesitant to pass this bill because they do not think that the budget is worth a crime resulting in a misdemeanor. The bill has been modified so many times through its journey of the life cycle of legislation. Which makes us wonder why can’t the Assembly create a draft to somehow link prostitution to human tracking; therefore the crime would go from being a misdemeanor to a felony; therefore when factoring in the budget one gets the best bang for their buck. B. Scope of Issue: Human Trafficking is â€Å"considered a form of modern slavery† involving the recruitment, transportation, transfer and/or harboring the receipt of a person by either the means of force or coercion that is affecting thousands of men, women and children per year both abroad and locally. This is a crime in violation of human rights (â€Å"Human Trafficking/What is Human Trafficking†, 2015). Human trafficking is an umbrella term that is not quite defined and/or recognized by law. The three elements of human trafficking are the act (what is done), the means (how it is done), and the purpose (why it is done). The act includes recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, and the receipt