Senator Lawson’s pilot program with attorney general’s office advances on 5–1 vote

Senator Lawson asked the Senate committee to advance a pilot program with the attorney general's office aimed at assisting victims of human trafficking and another form of trafficking that is redacted in the transcript, and the panel voted 5–1 to report the measure out with a do-pass recommendation.

Senator Lawson, speaking after being recognized by the chair, described the proposal as a pilot program coordinated with the attorney general's office "concerning, victims of human trafficking and *** trafficking," and then yielded for questions. He then "ask[ed] for advancement" and stated "do pass," asking the committee to move the measure forward.

The chair opened the vote queue, asked whether any member wished to hold or change their vote and then closed the queue. The transcript records the tally as "5 aye, 1 nay." The chair announced: with a vote of 5 ayes and 1 nay, the committee would report the bill out as a do-pass.

The transcript does not provide a bill number, mover or seconder names for the motion to advance, nor does it specify the redacted trafficking term in Senator Lawson’s remarks. Those items are listed as not specified in the committee record. The committee’s action, as recorded in the transcript, is a procedural advancement (reporting the measure out with a do-pass recommendation).