l9n/ Oregon

2007 Regular Session

House Bill 2327

Creates crime of subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in first degree.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Increases penalty for crime of riot to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.</i>] <b>Creates crime of subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in first degree. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. <b>Creates crime of subjecting another person to involuntary servitude in second degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. <b>Creates crime of trafficking in persons. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. <b>Allows victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons to seek restitution from defendant. Allows person injured by involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons to bring civil cause of action for damages against person whose actions were unlawful. <b>Allows victim of involuntary servitude or trafficking in persons to assert defense of duress if victim is prosecuted for conduct that constitutes services that victim was caused to provide. <b>Includes threatening to notify law enforcement of person's immigration status in crime of theft by extortion and crime of coercion. <b>Creates Task Force on Trafficking in Persons. Specifies membership and duties of task force. Sunsets task force January 2, 2009. <b>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</b>

Its course

January 10 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Jun 28 · stopped169 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 10 to Jan 177 days

JudiciaryJan 17 to May 7110 days

Ways and MeansMay 7 to Jun 28 · stopped52 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 7

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 10 – Jun 28

  1. Jan 10Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
  3. Apr 27Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 30Heard in Judiciary
  5. May 7Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 28Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Apr 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. May 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. May 7Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 28In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives