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Senate advances bill to hold businesses accountable under human-trafficking uniform act
Summary
Senate Bill 5936, described as making Washington an enactment state for the Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking and holding businesses that participate in trafficking responsible, was advanced to second reading by voice vote.
Senator Peterson moved SB 5936 and described it as making Washington an enactment state for the Uniform Act on the Prevention and Remedies for Human Trafficking. The sponsor told colleagues the major change is to hold businesses that actively participate in human trafficking responsible.
"The major change for us is to hold businesses that actively participate in, human trafficking, responsible, for that," the sponsor said. The motion carried by voice vote; the transcript records an 'aye' but no roll-call count.
No floor amendments or extended debate were recorded during this session.
