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2006-05-02 House Journal

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2006-05-02                     House Journal                      Page 3498
SB 12                                                                                             
The following, which was held from the May 1, 2006, calendar (page                                  
3472), was read the third time:                                                                     
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 12(STA)                                                     
    "An Act relating to procurement from a person conducting                                        
    business in or having headquarters in countries that support or                                 
    ignore slavery and trafficking in persons."                                                     
                                                                                                    

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Representative Ramras moved and asked unanimous consent that HCS                                    
CSSB 12(STA) be returned to second reading for the specific purpose                                 
of considering Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                                
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Ramras, Croft,                                       
Kerttula, Gara, and Gruenberg:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 1, following "Act" (title amendment):                                                
 Insert "relating to human trafficking; relating to sex tourism;"                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 2, following "persons" (title amendment):                                            
 Insert "; and providing for an effective date"                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 1, following line 3:                                                                           
 Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                  
   "* Section 1. AS 11.41 is amended by adding new sections to read:                              
     Sec. 11.41.310. Human trafficking in the first degree. (a) A                                 
    person commits the crime of human trafficking in the first degree                               
    if the person compels or induces another person to come to this                                 
    state to engage in sexual conduct, adult entertainment, or labor in                             
    the state by force or threat of force against any person, or by                                 
    deception.                                                                                      
         (b)  In this section,                                                                      
             (1)  "adult entertainment" means the conduct described in                              
    AS 23.10.350(f)(1) - (3);                                                                       
             (2)  "deception" has the meaning given in AS 11.46.180;                                
             (3)  "sexual conduct" has the meaning given in                                         
    AS 11.66.150.                                                                                   
         (c)  Human trafficking in the first degree is a class A felony.                            
         Sec. 11.41.315. Human trafficking in the second degree. (a)                              
    A person commits the crime of human trafficking in the second                                   
    degree if the person obtains a benefit from the commission of                                   
    human trafficking under AS 11.41.310, with reckless disregard                                   
    that the benefit is a result of the trafficking.                                                
         (b)  Human trafficking in the second degree is a class B felony.                           
   * Sec. 2. AS 11.66.120(a) is amended to read:                                                  
         (a)  A person commits the crime of promoting prostitution in                               
    the second degree if the person                                                                 
             (1)  manages, supervises, controls, or owns, either alone                              

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    or in association with others, a prostitution enterprise other than a                           
    place of prostitution; [OR]                                                                     
             (2)  procures or solicits a patron for a prostitute; or                            
             (3)  offers, sells, advertises, promotes, or facilitates                           
    travel that includes commercial sexual conduct as enticement                                
    for the travel; in this paragraph, "commercial sexual                                       
    conduct" means sexual conduct for which anything of value is                                
    given or received by any person."                                                           
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 4:                                                                                     
 Delete "Section 1"                                                                               
 Insert "Sec. 3"                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 3:                                                                           
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
"* Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006."                                                   
                                                                                                    
Representative Ramras moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
There was objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, HCS CSSB 12(STA) with                                   
Amendment No. 1 moved and pending would be moved to the bottom                                      
of the calendar.