Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person is not engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or a Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in the place due to the person's status as a trafficking victim. Provides that a person must prove the person's status as a trafficking victim by clear and convincing evidence. Provides that the person may provide clear and convincing evidence of the person's status as a trafficking victim through testimony at trial. Defines "trafficking victim" as a person subjected to the practices prohibited by the involuntary servitude, involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, or trafficking in persons statutes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5468 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jennifer Sanalitro [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Nicole La Ha [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-082	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bradley Stephens [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeff Keicher [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tony McCombie [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brandun Schweizer [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-104	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Coffey [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-095	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A

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