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Committee backs mandatory minimums for some human‑trafficking felonies amid concerns about victims
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee recommended passage of House Bill 1361, setting mandatory minimum prison terms for certain trafficking-related felonies — 40 years for class double-A, 15 years for class A and 7 years for class B — after a divisive debate on victim protections and sentencing discretion.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend passage of House Bill 1361, a bill that would set mandatory minimum sentences for a range of trafficking-related felonies.
Representative Johnston, sponsor of the bill, framed it as addressing serious trafficking offenses already classified in chapter 12.1-41 and said many current maximums are severe but lack a guaranteed minimum term. Committee materials distributed…
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