HB 2687 Summary

• Adds child prostitution and sex trafficking as grounds for taking a child into temporary custody under child protective services law.

• Changes prostitution offense from requiring proof of being "an employee at" a house of prostitution to simply "entering" a house of prostitution or engaging a prostitution enterprise for sexual conduct.

• Removes the "employee" definition from prostitution statutes and clarifies that child prostitution applies to minors, with victims of child prostitution exempt from criminal charges but subject to temporary custody.

• Establishes mandatory sentencing for child prostitution offenses involving minors aged 15-17, with terms ranging from 7 to 35 years depending on prior convictions, with no probation eligibility until sentence is served.

• Changes requirement for reporting suspected child sexual abuse material from permissive "may report" to mandatory "shall report" to law enforcement.