Connecticut House Bill 6657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To (1) adjust the membership in the Trafficking in Persons Council, (2) allow certain testimony in the case of a delinquency proceeding to be compelled, (3) establish an affirmative defense for trafficking in persons in the case of a victim of trafficking, (4) redefine "sex trafficking", (5) modify the elements of the crimes of patronizing a prostitute and commercial sexual abuse of a minor, (6) change the required frequency of a refresher course in human trafficking awareness for certain professions, and (7) extend vacatur relief to a person who committed certain crimes if a conviction is based on participation in the crime by the convicted person due to such person being a victim of trafficking.

An Act Concerning Human Trafficking.

House Judiciary Committee	Rep. Craig Fishbein [R]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]
Rep. William Petit [R]	Rep. David Michel [D]	Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria [R]	Rep. Steven Stafstrom [D]
Rep. Susan Johnson [D]	Rep. Henry Genga [D]	Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]	Rep. Ben Mcgorty [R]
Rep. Kenneth Gucker [D]	Rep. Jonathan Steinberg [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]	Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]
Rep. Holly Cheeseman [R]	Rep. Tami Zawistowski [R]	Rep. Larry Butler [D]	Rep. Hilda Santiago [D]
Rep. Bobby Gibson [D]	Rep. John Hennessy [D]	Rep. Mitch Bolinsky [R]	Rep. Dave Yaccarino [R]
Rep. Christine Pavalock-D'Amato [R]	Rep. Catherine Abercrombie [D]	Rep. Terrie Wood [R]	Rep. Kathy Kennedy [R]
Rep. Dorinda Keenan Borer [D]	Rep. Donna Veach [R]	Rep. David Rutigliano [R]	Sen. Marilyn Moore [D]
Rep. Michael Winkler [D]	Sen. Kevin Witkos [R]

2021-06-08 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 408 (Y: 34 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-12 - House - House Roll Call Vote 117 AS AMENDED (Y: 145 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (MOTION FAILED) (Y: 11 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2021-03-29 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-30	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-06-18	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2021-06-18	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2021-06-16	House	Public Act 21-103
2021-06-08	House	In Concurrence
2021-06-08	House	Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,B
2021-06-08	House	Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A,B
2021-05-14	House	File Number 694
2021-05-14	House	Senate Calendar Number 433
2021-05-14	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2021-05-12	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,B
2021-05-12	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule B 8397
2021-05-12	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8465
2021-04-15	House	File Number 479
2021-04-15	House	House Calendar Number 349
2021-04-15	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2021-04-15	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-04-09	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/21 5:00 PM
2021-03-30	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2021-03-29	House	Joint Favorable
2021-03-19	House	Public Hearing 03/24
2021-03-18	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06657&which_year=2021
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06657-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06657-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00103-R00HB-06657-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO07470-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08397-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08372-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/amd/H/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/lcoamd/pdf/2021LCO08800-R00-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06657-R000479-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06657-R000479-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00LCO07470-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00LCO08372-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00LCO08397-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00LCO08465-FNA.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06657-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06657-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FN/PDF/2021HB-06657-R010694-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/BA/PDF/2021HB-06657-R010694-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/fna/pdf/2021HB-06657-R00LCO08800-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/SUM/PDF/2021SUM00103-R02HB-06657-SUM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06657-R00JUD-CV94-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TS/H/PDF/2021HB-06657-R00JUDA-CV95-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/H/PDF/2021HV-00117-R00HB06657-HV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/VOTE/S/PDF/2021SV-00408-R00HB06657-SV.PDF