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CS/CS/SB 972: Victims of Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Bracy

Victims of Human Trafficking; Creating the "Civil Action for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention of Human Trafficking Act"; creating a civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking, or for the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking on their behalves, against a trafficker or facilitator; requiring the council to issue an annual report to the Legislature which includes specified information, by a specified date; authorizing subpoenas in certain investigations of sexual offenses involving child victims, etc. APPROPRIATION: $182,000

Effective Date: 10/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 109
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 109
    4/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/03/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/12/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/17/2017 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 424
    4/18/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 425
    • Now in Judiciary -SJ 424
    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/19/17, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/19/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
    4/21/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    4/24/2017 Senate • Remaining references corrected to Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 451
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    4/25/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 447
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • CS/CS/SB 972, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2017 at 5:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 970 (c1) Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Legal Affairs Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations
    S 1788 (c1) Public Records/Victim of Human Trafficking Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    H 1165 (c3) Victims of Human Trafficking Spano Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1167 (c3) Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/DLA Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1417 (c1) Pub. Rec./Identifying Information of Human Trafficking Victims Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1429 (c1) Child Predators Harrison Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    H 7049 (c2) Child Exploitation Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2017-115)
    S 1244 Subpoenas in Investigations of Sexual Offenses Steube Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Criminal Justice

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.617 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking; creation; membership; duties. Page 14 (pdf)
    787.061 Page 2 (pdf)
    787.062 Page 3 (pdf)
    787.063 Page 4 (pdf)
    787.064 Page 7 (pdf)
    794.11 Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 972, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/18/2017 at 8:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 970 (c1) Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Legal Affairs Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations
    S 1788 (c1) Public Records/Victim of Human Trafficking Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    H 1165 (c3) Victims of Human Trafficking Spano Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1167 (c3) Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/DLA Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1417 (c1) Pub. Rec./Identifying Information of Human Trafficking Victims Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    271152 - Amendment
    Between lines 141 and 142 insert:
    Judiciary
    (Bracy)
    4/18/2017
    2:16 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/19/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    273830 - Amendment
    Between lines 154 and 155 insert:
    Judiciary
    (Steube)
    4/18/2017
    2:17 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/19/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/19/2017 1:30 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.617 Statewide Council on Human Trafficking; creation; membership; duties. Page 6 (pdf)
    787.061 Page 1 (pdf)
    787.062 Page 2 (pdf)
    787.063 Page 3 (pdf)
    787.064 Page 5 (pdf)

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  • SB 972, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2017 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2017 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 970 (c1) Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Legal Affairs Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations
    S 1788 Public Records/Victim of Human Trafficking Bracy Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    H 1165 (c3) Victims of Human Trafficking Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1167 (c3) Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/DLA Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar
    H 1417 (c1) Pub. Rec./Identifying Information of Human Trafficking Victims Spano Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died on Calendar

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    228352 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Bracy)
    3/31/2017
    1:34 PM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/17/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 176364 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (228352)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Bracy)
    4/3/2017
    11:15 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/17/2017
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 129704 - Amendment to Substitute Amendment (176364)
    Between lines 5 and 6 insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Rouson)
    4/14/2017
    1:28 PM
    Withdrawn
    4/17/2017
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/17/2017 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    787.061 Page 2 (pdf)

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