HB 2399 Summary

• Amends prostitution laws to clarify that entering a house of prostitution or engaging a prostitution enterprise requires intent to pay for sexual conduct, removing the term "employee" from the statute.

• Removes the definition of "employee" from the prostitution statutes while renumbering remaining definitions in Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-3211.

• Adds protection for minor victims by prohibiting them from being charged with child prostitution violations under Section 13-3212 or prostitution violations under Section 13-3214.

• Prohibits local ordinances from imposing greater punishments on minors for prostitution than those provided under state law.

• Clarifies that Section 13-3214 does not apply to minors who engage in or offer to engage in sexual conduct for money or valuable consideration.