BILL ANALYSIS Ó SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair 2015 - 2016 Regular Session AB 1771 (O'Donnell) - Prostitution ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Version: August 2, 2016 |Policy Vote: PUB. S. 7 - 0 | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes | | | | |--------------------------------+--------------------------------| | | | |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016 |Consultant: Jolie Onodera | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE *********** The following information is revised to reflect amendments adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016 Bill Summary: AB 1771 would expand the scope of the misdemeanor offense of aiding or supervising a prostitute, as specified. This bill would additionally authorize a juvenile court judge to dismiss a petition filed for soliciting or engaging in an act of prostitution, or for aiding or supervising a prostitute where the minor committed the offense through duress or coercion. Fiscal Impact: AB 1771 (O'Donnell) Page 1 of ? Local jails : Potential increase in local incarceration costs for new misdemeanor convictions to county jail under the expanded scope of the offense. The DOJ indicates an average of 236 arrests for this offense in each of the past two years. For every 10 percent of cases that are potentially impacted by this measure, local incarceration costs could increase in the hundreds of thousands of dollars (Local Funds) annually. Committee Amendments: Remove the enhanced penalty provisions in the bill. -- END --