SB372 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. Waggoner Senator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Arthur OrrBobby D. SingletonWendell MitchellGeorge M. “Marc” KeaheyTom ButlerPhil PooleLarry DixonScott BeasonVivian Davis FiguresJimmy HolleyHarri Anne SmithPriscilla DunnHenry Eugene “Hank” Erwin Jr.Kim BenefieldDel MarshBen H. BrooksTrip PittmanZeb LittlePaul SanfordLarry MeansRusty GloverQuinton RossHinton MitchemT.D. “Ted” LittleLowell BarronJim Preuitt

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Human trafficking, crime established, coercion or deception to perform labor or certain sexual activities, prohibited, criminal penalties

Description

Under existing law, there is no express provision that makes it unlawful for a person, by coercion or deception, to cause another person to work or perform services having financial value or require that person to perform certain sexual activities.

This bill would make it unlawful for a person, by coercion or deception, to cause another person to work or perform services having financial value or require that person to perform certain sexual activities.

This bill would provide penalties.

This bill would exempt a corporation unless the corporation either authorized, requested, commanded, performed, or committed the offense of human trafficking on behalf of the corporation or engaged in a pattern of human trafficking that an agent of the company knew or should have known was occurring.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses