HB 5655 Summary

• Changes the chapter heading from "Prostitution" to "Commercial Sexual Activity" and replaces all references to "prostitution" and "prostitute" throughout the Michigan Penal Code Chapter LXVII with "commercial sexual activity" and related terminology.

• Modifies Section 450 to criminalize obtaining or offering to obtain commercial sexual activity, with heightened penalties for obtaining such activity from persons under 18 years of age, and subjects violators to Part 52 of the Public Health Code.

• Adds Section 449(2) to require assessment for case deferral under Section 451c for persons whose violations resulted from being victims of human trafficking or from coercion, threats, violence, or exploitation.

• Updates Sections 455-460 to modernize language by replacing outdated terms like "inmate," "house of ill-fame," and "assignation" with more contemporary references to "occupant," "house, vehicle, or other place," and "commercial sexual activity."

• Repeals Section 449a of the Michigan Penal Code and revises jurisdictional and prosecution provisions in Sections 459 and 460 to address interstate transportation and travel services related to commercial sexual activity.