The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 100, sponsored by Rep. Mayfield, on patronizing a prostitute. The bill renames the crime of patronizing a prostitute to making an unlawful proposition.
A prosecutor explained that victims can be offended by the present crime definition characterizing them as a prostitute. The bill passed 9-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/100