April 2, 2019, 4:04 am
Yesterday, CS/HB 851 (the “Human Trafficking Bill”) advanced through the House with a notable exception; the “Solicitation of prostitution registry” was dropped.
The bill was the Florida House of Representative’s companion to Lauren Book’s Senate Bill (which still contains the registry, but instead of calling it a “registry”, they changed the word to “directory” – not that it makes any difference).
In addition to signs that the legislature are heeding the messages of those advocating against these bills, the media is taking notice that “Sex work does not equate to human trafficking”, a message that Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) has been successful in conveying. Further support (in our opinion) is coming from the aftermath of some of the embarrassment that is befalling Florida Sheriffs and prosecutors who touted the recent massage parlor stings as “Human Trafficking Stings” but then had to concede that the results had little (if anything) to do with human trafficking.
The process has been a good platform to show legislators that registries don’t work.
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