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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 55

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Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

Juvenile court Juvenile delinquency Prostitution Youth Zoo

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person who is under the age of 18 may be prosecuted or

adjudicated delinquent for committing an act of prostitution, a Class A

misdemeanor. Under this bill, a person who is under the age of 18 may not be

prosecuted or adjudicated delinquent for committing an act of prostitution. This bill

also eliminates the option under current law in cases where a person under the age

of 18 has committed an act of prostitution for a court to enter a consent decree under

the Juvenile Justice Code, or a deferred prosecution agreement under the Juvenile

Justice Code or adult criminal statutes, if the court determines that a consent decree

or deferred prosecution agreement will serve the best interests of the person being

prosecuted and will not harm society.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Hesselbein (D) , James (R) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

35 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Baldeh (D) , Billings (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Kitchens (R) , Madison (D) , Myers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Riemer (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Wittke (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 14, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators James, L. Johnson, Agard, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Billings, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Joers, Madison, Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Subeck, Vining and Wittke

  2. Feb 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

    Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  4. May 26, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  5. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  6. Jun 14, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1