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HI SCR153

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

Russell Ruderman

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Documents that 75 percent of sex trafficking survivors reported being sold for sex online, with Backpage, Craigslist, and Facebook being the most common platforms.

  • Notes that 73 percent of child trafficking reports received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children annually involve Backpage.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/16/2018

Full Bill Text

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