CS/CS/HB 523: Human Trafficking
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee ; Toledo ; Overdorf ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Arrington ; Bartleman ; Benjamin ; Brown ; Buchanan ; Bush ; Chambliss ; Chaney ; Eskamani ; Fetterhoff ; Goff-Marcil ; Grieco ; Hart ; Hunschofsky ; Joseph ; Leek ; Rayner ; Robinson, F. ; Salzman ; Skidmore ; Slosberg ; Tant ; Trabulsy ; Valdés ; Woodson ; Zika
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.
Last Action: 4/22/2021 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1826 (Ch. 2021-189)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/8/2021 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/12/2021 | House |
• Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/16/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 3/17/2021 | House |
• Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/21/2021 | House |
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 3/26/2021 | House |
• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/30/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 4/2/2021 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 4/6/2021 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee |
| 4/7/2021 | House |
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/8/2021 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021) |
| 4/9/2021 | House |
• Amendment 485333 filed |
| 4/15/2021 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/19/2021 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/22/2021) |
| 4/22/2021 | House |
• Substituted CS/CS/SB 1826 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1826 (Ch. 2021-189) |
