Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 202 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, SO AS TO INCLUDE MALES IN THE DEFINITION OF PROSTITUTION
Date filed
July 1, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00187 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 202 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE, SO AS TO INCLUDE MALES IN THE DEFINITION OF PROSTITUTION | |
| ABSTRACT : States that under Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code, only WOMEN who habitually INDULGE in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct are deemed PROSTITUTES. However, MALES are also capable of engaging in prostitution, thus it proposes to redefineprostitute as "[women] persons who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BRIONES, ROLANDO A. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 1998-07-28 |
Abstract
States that under Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code, only WOMEN who habitually INDULGE in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct are deemed PROSTITUTES. However, MALES are also capable of engaging in prostitution, thus it proposes to redefineprostitute as "[women] persons who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual intercourse or lascivious conduct."
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