Human Trafficking
Summary
Human Trafficking; Provides that communication between human trafficking victim advocate or trained volunteer & human trafficking victim is confidential in certain circumstances; specifies who may claim privilege; prohibits engaging in specified criminal acts relating to human trafficking with an adult believed to be a child younger than 18 years of age; encourages state attorney to adopt pro-prosecution policy for acts of human trafficking; provides that court clerk may not charge fees for petitions for expunction of human trafficking victim's criminal history record; removes requirement that petitioner have no other expunction petitions pending; requires court to impose specified conditions, on probationers or community controllees who are placed under supervision for committing specified human trafficking offense.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action Apr 22, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1826 (Ch. 2021-189)
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 485333 filed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Mar 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackie Toledo
RRepublican
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