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CT HB06657

Bill

Status

Passed

6/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the Trafficking in Persons Council membership from ten to fifteen public members, adding representatives for children's advocacy centers, homelessness coalitions, criminal defense lawyers, immigrant/refugee issues, massage therapists, and organizations serving adult trafficking victims (effective July 1, 2021).

  • Adds delinquency proceedings as a category where prosecutors can compel witness testimony under immunity when investigating crimes, and creates an affirmative defense for defendants under eighteen who were trafficking victims at the time of their offense (effective October 1, 2021).

  • Changes "patronizing a prostitute" and "commercial sexual abuse of a minor" statutes to replace "fee" language with "anything of value" to broaden the scope of prohibited conduct; raises commercial sexual abuse of a minor under fifteen to a class A felony (effective October 1, 2021).

  • Extends human trafficking victim identification and reporting training requirements to emergency medical services personnel and changes refresher training from annual to every three years (effective October 1, 2021).

  • Allows defendants convicted of misdemeanors or lower-level felonies to apply to vacate convictions if they were trafficking victims at the time of offense, with court discretion and victim notification rights; prohibits vacatur from triggering wrongful conviction compensation claims (effective October 1, 2021).

  • Requires the Trafficking in Persons Council to submit a report by January 1, 2022 examining how traffickers use the Internet to groom minors and recommending legislative solutions.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Human Trafficking.

Last Action

Signed by the Governor

6/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/18/2021

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