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Committee backs narrowed human‑trafficking amendments after stakeholder input
Summary
Lawmakers moved a revised human‑trafficking draft out of committee after counsel and Senator Musselman described narrowly tailored definitions, new penalty tiers based on mental state, patronizing offenses, and reinserted 'benefiting from human trafficking' language; defense and AG representatives said the changes improved prosecutorial clarity.
Senator Musselman and Jackie Rogers presented a revised human‑trafficking bill that lawmakers described as the product of extensive stakeholder work with defense attorneys, the attorney general’s office and law enforcement.
Jackie Rogers said the draft narrows and refines multiple definitions and penalty structures. "This draft now breaks out the penalty based on the actor's mental state," Rogers told the committee, explaining that the bill differentiates higher…
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