TO AMEND THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT OF 2013; TO ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES; TO CREATE SAFE HARBORS FOR VICTIMS; AND TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PRODUCTS THAT RESEMBLE A CHILD.
SB 431 amends the Human Trafficking Act of 2013 to enhance protections for victims and address related offenses. The bill eliminates the statute of limitations for certain offenses when the individual was a victim of trafficking and committed the offense as a direct result of that trafficking. It also establishes "safe harbors" for victims and prohibits certain sexually explicit products that resemble a child.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed Apr 23, 2025
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Act 987
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This bill appears to be a technical amendment with no substantive policy changes. The diff shows minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes, repositioning of signature lines, and slight modifications to header information. The core legislative text regarding child sex doll prohibitions remains unchanged.
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Minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks in the document header and signature sections
Repositioning of signature line and approval date formatting
Adjustment of page header spacing and metadata placement
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB431 is now Act 987
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed as amended # 1 .
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1 & 2
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Bryant
RRepublican
P
Scott Richardson
RRepublican
Co
Bart Hester
RRepublican
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