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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 6492: Child sex trafficking

Concerning child sex trafficking.

Summary

  • Establishes liability for website operators who actively engage in developing or creating content to market minors for commercial sex services.
  • Defines terms including website operator, and actively engaged in developing advertising content for purposes of the chapter.
  • Excludes website operators from liability if they only host content, but are not actively engaged in developing content.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6492), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 2, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 19, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Companion bill
HB 2920

AN ACT Relating to child sex trafficking;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

19 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Patty Kuderer D-48Steve Conway D-29Jeannie Darneille D-27Rebecca Saldaña D-37Mike Padden R-4Bob Hasegawa D-11Kevin Ranker D-40Karen Keiser D-33Mark Schoesler R-9Senator R-2Lynda Wilson R-17Judy Warnick R-13Senator R-8Hans Zeiger R-25Mark Miloscia R-30Senator D-35Maralyn Chase D-32Senator D-46Keith Wagoner R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on second reading consent calendar.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 6492 in other sessions

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