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Survivors, prosecutors press Senate committee to elevate human trafficking penalties
Summary
Senate Bill 1212 would raise human trafficking to a first-degree felony across the board in Texas; survivors, anti‑trafficking advocates and law enforcement described low sentences and repeat offenders and urged the committee to pass the bill.
Senate Bill 12 12, which would generally elevate the penalty for human trafficking to a first‑degree felony in more circumstances, drew testimony from survivors, anti‑trafficking advocates and law‑enforcement officials at the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.
Sponsor Senator Ken Paxton said Texas historically has led on anti‑trafficking measures but remains behind some states when applying the highest penalties to all trafficking offenses.…
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