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Senate amends human‑trafficking measure, adopts section expanding mandatory hold for some obstructing arrests
Summary
Senate Bill 12-25 was amended and passed after a floor division that separated trafficking‑victim protections from a provision (section 4) that creates a mandatory 12‑hour hold for arrests for obstructing passageways; supporters said the change protects businesses, critics warned of chilling free speech and due‑process concerns.
The Senate adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 12‑25 and then passed the bill as amended. The amendment contains multiple sections: several sections strengthen protections for victims of human trafficking (including a presumption that victims who use force against traffickers acted out of reasonable fear), while one section (section 4) creates a mandatory 12‑hour hold following arrest for obstructing a passageway in some circumstances.
Senator Gardner (chair of the judiciary committee) described the amendment as divisible and…
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