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HI SR92
Resolution
Status
3/10/2023
Primary Sponsor
Carol Fukunaga
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AI Summary
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Requests the University of Hawaii at Manoa Provost to designate a faculty member from the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexual Studies to establish and chair a working group on prostitution decriminalization.
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Working group shall study the effects of New Zealand's Prostitution Reform Act 2003 model on sex workers, clients, and the broader community.
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Working group must evaluate potential impacts of decriminalization in Hawaii including public health, safety, sex worker rights, and law enforcement considerations.
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Working group shall make recommendations for amending Hawaii laws to decriminalize prostitution, including changes to health and safety regulations, criminal penalties, and labor laws.
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Working group members serve without compensation and must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Establishment Of A Working Group To Evaluate New Zealand's Model Of Decriminalizing Prostitution And Make Recommendations On How To Amend Hawaii Laws To Decriminalize Prostitution.
University of Hawaii
Last Action
Referred to JDC.
3/15/2023