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SB 812: Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez ; Stewart ; Polsky ; Berman

Human Trafficking; Specifying that an out-of-court statement made by a certain adult victim describing specified acts of human trafficking when he or she was a child is admissible in evidence in civil or criminal proceedings if certain criteria are met; prohibiting the inclusion of depositions in the prosecution of a human trafficking crime; authorizing a court to grant a defendant accused of human trafficking an extension if the defendant demonstrates, upon a showing of need to call witnesses or alibi defenses, that such an extension is necessary after the filing of a demand for a speedy trial by the state attorney, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1826 (Ch. 2021-189)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/2021 Senate • Filed
2/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 96
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 95
4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1826 (Ch. 2021-189)