Bill Summary for Bill Number HB06S-1005

Date: 07/08/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06S-1005

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

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Moved prepared amendment L.006 (Attachment A). Th Moved to amend page 3, strike lines 8 through 27 a Refer House Bill 06S-1005, as amended, to the Comm	Pass Without Objection PASS PASS

10:24 AM -- House Bill 06S-1005

Senator Shaffer, sponsor, presented House Bill 06S-1005 concerning a prohibition against the coercion of immigrants. Under current law, criminal extortion is a Class 4 felony, with aggravating circumstances making it a Class 3 felony. This bill expands the definition of criminal extortion to include threats by an individual to report the immigration status of another person to law enforcement officials. In addition, the bill creates a new Class 3 felony for involuntary servitude. A person commits involuntary servitude if he or she coerces another person to perform labor or services by threatening to take actions that would result in that person's incarceration or deportation from the United States. A person can commit involuntary servitude even if they provide compensation to a coerced individual.


BILL:	HB06S-1005
TIME:	10:27:46 AM
MOVED:	Shaffer
MOTION:	Moved prepared amendment L.006 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon
	Dyer
	Gordon
	Mitchell
	Traylor
	Shaffer
	Grossman
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB06S-1005
TIME:	10:28:46 AM
MOVED:	Shaffer
MOTION:	Moved to amend page 3, strike lines 8 through 27 and substitute the following: "SECTION 3. No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.". Strike pages 4 through 9. Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. Page 1, line 101, strike "immigrants," and substitute "immigrants."; strike line 102.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Dyer	No
	Gordon	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
	Traylor	Yes
	Shaffer	Yes
	Grossman	Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB06S-1005
TIME:	10:33:31 AM
MOVED:	Shaffer
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 06S-1005, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a vote of 5-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Bacon	Yes
	Dyer	No
	Gordon	Yes
	Mitchell	Yes
	Traylor	Yes
	Shaffer	Yes
	Grossman	No
Final YES: 5 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS