Human Trafficking: 2013 Legislation
Bill / Summary / Latest ActionAK H 73
House Rules Committee / Crimes
Relates to the commencement of actions for felony sex trafficking and felony human trafficking; relates to the crime of sexual assault; relates to the crime of unlawful contact; relates to forfeiture for certain crimes involving prostitution; relates to the time in which to commence certain prosecutions; relates to release for violation of a condition of release in connection with a crime involving domestic violence. / 03/28/2013:
· From HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY: Do pass with substitute.(7-0)
AK HCR 12
House Finance Committee / Suspend Uniform Rules For Senate Bill 22
Suspends Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 22, relating to the commencement of actions for felony sex trafficking and felony human trafficking; relates to the crime of sexual assault; relates to the crime of unlawful contact; relates to forfeiture for certain crimes involving prostitution; relates to the time in which to commence certain prosecutions. / 04/11/2013:
· INTRODUCED.
· Passed HOUSE. *****To SENATE.(38-0)
· Passed SENATE.(20-0)
AK S 22
Senate Rules Committee / Human Trafficking
Relates to sex and human trafficking; relates to forfeiture for crimes involving prostitution, prosecution for stalking or a crime involving domestic violence, interception of private communications, evidence, sentencing, time served in treatment programs, child pornography, victim counseling, civil remedies for victims, termination of parental rights, protective orders, subpoena power in cases involving the use of the Internet, child-in-need-of-aid cases and mandatory reporting by athletic coaches. / 06/11/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Chapter No. 43
AL H 253
Barton (R) / Human Trafficking
Amends Sections 13A-6-152, 13A-6-153, and Section 7 of Act 2011-640, 2011 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 15-20A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to enhance penalties for subsequent convictions of first degree human trafficking and second degree human trafficking; requires the consideration of certain factors for human trafficking of minors; requires certain sex offenders to disclose their Internet service provider when registering. / 02/12/2013:
· INTRODUCED.
· To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
AR H 1203
Meeks D (R) / Human Trafficking Act of 2013
Establishes the human trafficking act of 2013; provides for the offense of human trafficking and the offense of patronizing a victim of human trafficking; provides and affirmative defense for prostitution or sexual solicitation that the person is a victim of human trafficking; creates the State Task Force for the Prevention of Human Trafficking; provides a civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking. / 02/19/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Act No. 133
AR H 1581
Leding (D) / Victims of the Offense of Human Trafficking
Concerns victims of the offense of human trafficking; concerns posting a notice of the national human trafficking resource center hotline at various places, including hotels that have been cited as a public nuisance for prostitution, strip clubs, private clubs, train stations, bus stations and specified truck stops; provides that a person convicted of prostitution may file a petition to seal the conviction if it was obtained as a result of the person having been a victim of human trafficking. / 04/11/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Act No. 1157
AR H 1848
Broadaway (D) / Provisions of the Juvenile Code
Amends the Juvenile Code; concerns adjudication proceedings, ex parte hearings, families in need of services cases, juveniles deemed dependent or dependent-neglected, and temporary custody; provides for the reinstatement of parental rights; makes changes concerning the definition of abandonment, aggravating circumstances, human trafficking, sexual abuse, educational issues of certain transferred children, consent to medical and mental health treatments, transition out of foster care, and other matters. / 04/10/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Act No. 1055
AR S 242
Irvin (R) / Human Trafficking
Establishes the human trafficking act of 2013; provides for the offense of human trafficking and the offense of patronizing a victim of human trafficking; provides and affirmative defense for prostitution or sexual solicitation that the person is a victim of human trafficking; creates the State Task Force for the Prevention of Human Trafficking; provides a civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking. / 02/19/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Act No. 132
AR S 869
Elliott (D) / Sex Trafficking
Provides a safe harbor for victims of certain sex trafficking and commercial sex offenses; establishes a Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund; provides for training; provides for an interim study. / 04/16/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Act No. 1257
AZ S 1355
Hobbs (D) / Child Trafficking
Relates to prostitution; relates to children; relates to trafficking. / 02/04/2013:
· To SENATE Committee on JUDICIARY.
· Additionally referred to SENATE Committee on RULES.
CA A 156
Holden (D) / Human Trafficking: Electronic Communications
Expands the provisions of existing law authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications to apply if a judge determines that there is probable cause to believe that an individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a violation of a provision proscribing human trafficking. / 05/24/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
CA A 694
Bloom (D) / Admissibility of Evidence: Victims of Human Trafficking
Prohibits the admissibility of evidence that a victim has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to prove the victim's criminal liability for the commercial sexual act. / 08/19/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 126
CA A 795
Alejo (D) / Human Trafficking
Provides that if a defendant has been convicted of solicitation or prostitution and can show that the conviction was the result of being a victim of human trafficking, that person may petition for, and the court may issue, an order regarding the matter and providing relief from the conviction. Prohibits the dissemination, for specified employment, licensing, or certification requirements, of the defendant's record of conviction. / 05/24/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
CA A 1321
Jones (R) / Serious Felonies
Adds certain felonies, including threatening a witness and human trafficking, to the definition of a serious felony. / 04/09/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Failed passage.
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY: Reconsideration granted.
CA ACR 6
Donnelly (R) / Human Trafficking
Recognizes the month of January 2013, and each following January, as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. / 02/21/2013:
· Chaptered by Secretary of State.
· Resolution Chapter No. 5
CA S 327
Yee (D) / Human Trafficking: Resentencing: Pardons and Parole
Amends existing law that provides a writ of habeas corpus based in intimate partner battering may be prosecuted if specified testimony relating to intimate partner battering and its effects was not presented to the trier of fact at the trial court proceedings. Makes those provisions applicable to cases in which competent and substantial expert testimony relating to human trafficking and its effects was not presented. Requires the parole board give weight to a prisoner being a human trafficking victim. / 08/30/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on APPROPRIATIONS: Held in committee.
CA S 473
Block (D) / Human Trafficking
Adds pimping, pandering, and human trafficking as offenses that may be used to establish a pattern of criminal activity for specified purposes. Requires that any person convicted of a human trafficking offense or a specified sex trafficking offense where any part of the violation takes place upon the grounds of, or within 1,000 feet of, a public or private elementary school, vocational, junior high, or high school during the hours that the school is open for classes or school-related programs. / 09/06/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY. To Inactive File.
CA S 516
Steinberg (D) / Foreign Labor Contractors: Registration
Requires a foreign labor contractor to register with the Labor Commissioner. Prohibits a person from entering into an agreement with such contractor who is not registered. Authorizes violation civil penalties. Requires contractors and entities using such contractors to have a surety bond. Relates to contract requirements. Allows an aggrieved person to bring an action for injunctive relief or damages or both. Provides for joint and several liability for the contractor and entities utilizing the contractor. / 09/10/2013:
· In SENATE. SENATE concurred in ASSEMBLY amendments. To enrollment.(38-0)
CA S 612
Leno (D) / Residential Tenancy: Victims of Trafficking and Abuse
Relates to residential tenancy, victims of human trafficking and elder or dependent adult abuse. Authorizes a tenant to notify the landlord that he or she or a household member is a victim of human trafficking and the tenant intends to terminate the tenancy. Specifies the documentation that the tenant may attach to the notice to terminate the tenancy to include statements by various counselors regarding physical and mental injuries. Relates to a landlord disclosing any information provided by a tenant. / 08/19/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 130
CA S 738
Yee (D) / Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Minors
Provides a minor may become under the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court and a dependent child if that minor is a victim of human trafficking or sexual exploitation, or received food or shelter in exchange for, or was paid to perform, sexual acts, and the parent or guardian failed or was unable to protect the child. Enacts the State Plan to Serve and Protect Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Minors. Provides for a related interagency group. Relates to group homes, foster parents and family caregivers. / 07/02/2013:
· In ASSEMBLY Committee on HUMAN SERVICES: Not heard.
CO H 1195
Wright (R) / Human Trafficking
Concerns human trafficking; requires the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to report on the number of cases prosecuted and convictions declares within the State for certain offenses, the number of cases prosecuted and convictions declared for attempts, solicitations, and conspiracies to commit such offenses, the circumstances involved in such cases, and the sentence imposed for each conviction. / 06/03/2013:
· Session Law Chaptered. Chapter No. 364
CT H 5666
Rebimbas (R)
SIMILAR: CT H 6342, CT H 5523, CT H 5461, CT S 45, CT S 158, CT S 197, CT S 290, CT S 681, CT S 149, CT H 6136, CT H 6222, CT H 6225, CT S 834, CT S 871
/ Sex Offenses and Human Trafficking
Concerns exploitation and trafficking in persons; relates to the forfeiture of property and moneys, deposits into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, sex trafficking, affirmative defenses for victims of certain crimes, the penalty for patronizing a prostitute, including a prostitute who was a minor at the time of the offense, the federal anti-trafficking hotline and the Trafficking in Persons Council. / 06/24/2013:
· Signed by GOVERNOR.
· Public Act No. 13-166
CT H 6136
Berger (D)
SIMILAR: CT H 5461, CT H 5666, CT S 45, CT S 149, CT S 790, CT H 6222, CT H 6225, CT S 834
/ Human Trafficking Victims Second Chance Act
Concerns the Connecticut Human Trafficking Victims Second Chance Act; provides a second chance for victims of human trafficking who are convicted of prostitution by establishing a mechanism to vacate or pardon such conviction. / 04/19/2013:
· Failed Joint Favorable deadline.
CT S 45
Looney (D)
SIMILAR: CT H 5124, CT H 5300, CT H 5420, CT H 5461, CT H 5519, CT H 5523, CT H 5607, CT H 5666, CT H 6136, CT H 6210, CT H 6212, CT H 6225, CT H 6361, CT S 149, CT S 158, CT S 197, CT S 217, CT S 290, CT S 317, CT S 681, CT S 725, CT S 747, CT S 748, CT S 749, CT S 750, CT S 753, CT S 754, CT S 767, CT S 834, CT S 871, CT S 880, CT S 881
/ Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking
Relates to sexual exploitation and human trafficking; reduces sexual exploitation and human trafficking in this state. / 04/19/2013:
· Failed Joint Favorable deadline.
CT S 149
Looney (D)
SIMILAR: CT H 5461, CT H 5666, CT H 6127, CT H 6136, CT H 6225, CT S 45, CT S 834
/ State Action to Reduce Human Trafficking
Concerns state action to reduce human trafficking and assist the victims of human trafficking; enhances the state's ability to reduce human trafficking and provide assistance to the victims of human trafficking. / 04/19/2013:
· Failed Joint Favorable deadline.
FL H 777
Williams A (D) / Exploitive Labor
Relates to exploitive labor; requires retailers and manufacturers to disclose efforts to identify and eradicate human trafficking, slavery, and exploitive labor from supply chains; requires retailers and manufacturers to post such disclosure on retailer's or manufacturer's website or provide written disclosure; provides minimum requirements for disclosure; provides for injunctive relief or divestment of state funds for violation; provides for applicability. / 05/03/2013:
· In HOUSE. Died in committee.
FL H 967
Stafford (D)
IDENTICAL: FL S 974
/ Human Trafficking
Relates to human trafficking; designates act "Florida Victim's Relief Act"; provides that victims of human trafficking have privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another person from disclosing, confidential communication to human trafficking counselor or trained volunteer; provides for disclosure only with prior written consent of victim; specifies by whom privilege may be claimed. / 05/03/2013:
· In HOUSE. Died in committee.
FL H 7017
House Civil Justice Subcommittee
IDENTICAL: FL S 746
/ Terms Of Courts
Allows the Supreme Court to set terms of court for the Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, and circuit courts. requirement that persons in custody be arraigned and tried in the term of court unless good cause is shown; makes a repeal; relates to witnesses, power to appoint a sheriff, mandates of an appeals court, child labor laws, second conviction of issuing forged bills, vending machine violations, prosecutor liability for costs, grand juries, judges, witnesses and appeal bonds. / 04/18/2013: