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Senate committee clears broad human‑trafficking omnibus bill expanding penalties and victim protections
Summary
House Bill 17 78, an omnibus package of human‑trafficking reforms, was reported favorably out of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice after sponsors described expanded penalties, training and interagency coordination measures to strengthen prosecution and victim protections.
The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice voted unanimously to advance House Bill 17 78, an omnibus human‑trafficking bill that codifies recommendations of the Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force and increases penalties, training and victim protections across multiple statutes.
Senator Huffman, the Senate sponsor, told the committee the bill “introduces comprehensive statutory updates to combat human trafficking, prostitution, child exploitation, and sexual assault,” including adding…
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