West Virginia House Bill 4489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 23 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-12 - Communicated to Senate
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]	Del. Erikka Storch [R]	Del. Nancy Peoples Guthrie [D]
Del. Anna Border-Sheppard [R]	Del. Clif Moore [D]	Sen. Bill Hamilton [R]	Del. Kelli Sobonya [R]
Del. Carol Miller [R]	Del. Timothy Manchin [D]	Del. Steven Shaffer [D]

2016-03-12 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 661) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-12 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 660) (Y: 95 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-08 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 342) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-23 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 163) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-12	House	Communicated to Senate
2016-03-12	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2016-03-12	House	Passed House (Roll No. 661)
2016-03-12	House	House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 660)
2016-03-12	House	House received Senate message
2016-03-08	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2016-03-08	Senate	Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 342)
2016-03-08	Senate	Read 3rd time
2016-03-08	Senate	On 3rd reading
2016-03-07	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2016-03-07	Senate	Read 2nd time
2016-03-07	Senate	On 2nd reading
2016-03-05	Senate	Read 1st time
2016-03-05	Senate	Immediate consideration
2016-03-05	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2016-02-24	Senate	To Judiciary
2016-02-24	Senate	To Judiciary
2016-02-24	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2016-02-24	Senate	House Message received
2016-02-23	House	Communicated to Senate
2016-02-23	House	Passed House (Roll No. 163)
2016-02-23	House	Read 3rd time
2016-02-23	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-22	House	Read 2nd time
2016-02-22	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-20	House	Read 1st time
2016-02-20	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-19	House	Do pass
2016-02-11	House	To House Judiciary
2016-02-11	House	Introduced in House
2016-02-11	House	To Judiciary
2016-02-11	House	Filed for introduction

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=4489&year=2016&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4489%20intr.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=4489
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/house/00163.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/senate/03-08-0342.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/house/00660.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/house/00661.pdf