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Senate approves bill letting AG prosecute human‑trafficking cases if local prosecutors do not act
Summary
The Texas Senate passed House Bill 45 to require local law enforcement to submit probable‑cause reports to the attorney general and allow the AG to step in after a defined period if local prosecutors do not pursue trafficking charges.
The Texas Senate on final passage approved House Bill 45, a measure that requires local law enforcement to submit probable‑cause reports in suspected human‑trafficking cases to the state attorney general and gives the attorney general authority to prosecute if local prosecutors do not act within a defined window.
Senator Lois Kolkhorst moved the bill to the floor; Senator Jan Huffman presented the measure on the Senate floor and argued it addresses cases that cross jurisdictions or involve uncooperative witnesses and…
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