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House approves tougher penalties for human trafficking; mandatory minimums prompt objections
Summary
House Bill 405, which raises penalties for human trafficking of a child to a first-degree felony with a 10-year mandatory minimum as presented on the floor, passed 62-5 after debate over mandatory sentencing.
The Utah House on Feb. 25, 2025, passed first substitute House Bill 405, a measure to raise penalties for certain human-trafficking offenses, with a recorded vote of 62-5.
Sponsor Representative Paul Perucci told colleagues that Utah's mandatory minimums lag behind other states and said the bill would elevate trafficking of a child to a first-degree felony with a minimum sentence of 10 years. "Some crimes deserve a mandatory minimum," Perucci said, asking colleagues to support the measure to send…
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