Bill Text: CT HB06632 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Trafficking In Persons.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06632 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06632-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6632 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 2644 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 53a-192a of the general statutes be amended to provide that trafficking in persons includes recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining, patronizing or soliciting of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act and increasing penalties to recognize the severity of the crime.
Statement of Purpose:
To align the Connecticut definition of trafficking in persons with federal definitions of trafficking.