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SB 12 
The following, which was held in second reading from the May 2,
2006, calendar (page 3509), was again before the House with
Amendment No. 1 (page 3499) pending:

     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."

**Representative Salmon, who was excused (page 3515), left the
Chamber.

Representative Ramras moved and asked unanimous consent to
withdraw Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so
ordered.

New 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"

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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
     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.
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Page 3, 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 New
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.  There being no objection, it was so
ordered, and the new title follows:

     HCS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 12(STA) am H(efd
     add H)
     "An Act relating to human trafficking; relating to sex tourism;
     relating to procurement from a person conducting business in or
     having headquarters in countries that support or ignore slavery and
     trafficking in persons; and providing for an effective date."

HCS CSSB 12(STA) am H(efd add H) was automatically in third
reading.

The question being:  "Shall HCS CSSB 12(STA) am H(efd add H)
pass the House?"  The roll was taken with the following result:

HCS CSSB 12(STA) am H(efd add H)
Third Reading
Final Passage

YEAS:  34   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  5 

Yeas:  Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford,
Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg,
Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Joule, Kapsner, Kerttula, Kott, LeDoux,
Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Samuels, Seaton,
Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson

Excused:  Salmon

Absent:  Holm, Kelly, Kohring, Moses, Rokeberg

And so, HCS CSSB 12(STA) am H(efd add H) passed the House.