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HI SCR153
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Russell Ruderman
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AI Summary
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Urges Hawaii's congressional delegation and the United States Congress to support legislation excluding enforcement of federal or state sex trafficking laws from Section 230 immunity provisions of the Communications Decency Act.
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Documents that 75 percent of sex trafficking survivors reported being sold for sex online, with Backpage, Craigslist, and Facebook being the most common platforms.
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Notes that 73 percent of child trafficking reports received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children annually involve Backpage.
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References bipartisan legislation introduced in 2017 including the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (Senate) and Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (House) to limit Section 230 immunity protections.
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Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to leadership of both chambers of Congress and Hawaii's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Urging Hawaii's Congressional Delegation And The United States Congress To Support Legislation Amending Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act Of 1996 To Protect Victims Of Sex Trafficking.
Sex Trafficking
Last Action
Referred to JDC.
3/16/2018