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SB 87 Original 2026 Regular Session Mizell
Present law defines "commercial sexual activity" for the purposes of human trafficking as any sexual act performed or conducted when anything of value has been given, promised, or received by any person, directly or indirectly, including the production of pornography.
Proposed law provides that, in addition to any sexual act, any other lewd or lascivious act performed or conducted will also qualify as commercial sexual activity when anything of value has been given, promised, or received by any person, directly or indirectly, including the production or transmission of child sexual abuse materials or pornography.
Present law defines "commercial sexual activity" for the purposes of trafficking children for sexual purposes as any lewd or lascivious act upon the person or in the presence of any child when anything of value has been given, promised, or received by any person.
Proposed law provides that, in addition to any lewd or lascivious act, any other sexual act will also qualify as commercial sexual activity when it is performed or conducted and anything of value has been given, promised, or received by any person, directly or indirectly, including the production or transmission of child sexual abuse materials or pornography.
Effective August 1, 2026.
(Amends R.S. 14:46.2(C)(1) and 46.3(B))