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Senate adopts cleanup amendment and passes prostitution‑related amendments (SB238)
Summary
The Senate reconsidered and passed Senate Bill 238 with an amendment removing an overbroad 'barter or trade' phrase and substituting 'functionally equivalent' language; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed by roll call.
Senator Milner recalled Senate Bill 238 to the floor and explained Amendment 2, which cleans up earlier language that had included the phrase "including barter or trade of goods." Amendment 2 instead inserted a reference to a "functional equivalent" so the statute would target conduct equivalent to prostitution without unintentionally broadening the scope.
When questioned on the floor, Senator Milner said the change "does not materially change the intent of the bill" but limits the breadth so it does not capture conduct beyond the bill’s purpose. The Senate adopted Amendment 2 and then passed SB238 as amended; the clerk recorded the passage as 28 yea, 0 nay, 1 absent. The bill will be sent to the House for consideration.
