Legislation - HB0297

Title: Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response
Sponsored by: Delegates Bartlett, Acevero, Cardin, Crutchfield, Forbes, Griffith, D. Jones, Lopez, Moon, Pasteur, Phillips, Simmons, Simpson, Taylor, Williams, and Wilson
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering procedures that a law enforcement officer and a court are required to follow when the law enforcement officer or court has reason to believe that a child who has been detained is a victim of sex trafficking or a victim of human trafficking; providing that a minor may not be criminally prosecuted or proceeded against under certain provisions of law for a certain offense if the minor committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of sex trafficking or being a victim of human trafficking; etc.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0292

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0833 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2023 Legislative Date 1/25/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/26/2023 Legislative Date 1/26/2023 Action Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2023 Legislative Date 2/20/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2023 Legislative Date 2/22/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 33AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/25/2023	1/25/2023	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response
House	1/26/2023	1/26/2023	Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2023	2/20/2023	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/22/2023	2/22/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response
House	2/24/2023	2/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2023	2/24/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	33AClick to view Recorded Media

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