AL HB80

Expands human trafficking in the second degree definition to include aiding another in committing human trafficking, hindering prosecution, or providing material support or resources.

Adds new definition of "Aid" as raising, soliciting, collecting, or providing material support or resources with intent to plan, prepare, carry out, or assist human trafficking.

Establishes mandatory restitution to trafficking victims including medical/psychological costs, transportation, housing, child care, minimum wage value of labor, property return/damage, relocation expenses, and other losses.

Allows trafficking victims to bring civil actions and awards actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages (not less than three times actual damages), noneconomic damages, attorney fees, and treble damages when defendant's acts were willful and malicious.

Creates issue preclusion provision allowing a final criminal judgment in favor of the state to preclude defendants from denying essential facts in subsequent civil actions; eliminates statute of limitations for Attorney General to bring civil actions.