Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING THE PROVISIONS ON VAGRANCY AND AMENDING THE LAW ON PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED AND PENALIZED IN ARTICLE 202 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
July 27, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01708 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING THE PROVISIONS ON VAGRANCY AND AMENDING THE LAW ON PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED AND PENALIZED IN ARTICLE 202 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to decriminalize vagrancy, to redefine prostitution to include men, and to change the penalty for prostitution from arresto menor to destierro or banishment to enable prostitutes to start a new life. However, it proposes to impose stricter penalties for recidivist prostitutes. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOZOS, OSCAR L. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-27 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Gonzalez (028 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-08-04 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to decriminalize vagrancy, to redefine prostitution to include men, and to change the penalty for prostitution from arresto menor to destierro or banishment to enable prostitutes to start a new life. However, it proposes to impose stricter penalties for recidivist prostitutes. '
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