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Utah Senate narrows solicitation statute after extended debate and amendment
Summary
After extended floor debate and a friendly amendment to clarify anatomical-language ordering, the Senate passed a revised solicitation/prostitution statute (first substitute House Bill 121) to explicitly define acts that constitute solicitation for a fee, addressing sponsor concerns about prior ambiguities.
The Utah Senate spent an extended portion of the floor session debating and amending first substitute House Bill 121, a measure that sponsors said was intended to clarify what criminal acts constitute solicitation with intent to engage in prostitution.
Senator Bramble, bringing the bill to the floor, and other senators voiced concern that prior statute language had been vague and…
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