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GA HR1255
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Eric Bell
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Combating Human Trafficking in Major Transportation Areas, composed of 11 members of the House of Representatives, with the chairperson designated by the Speaker of the House
- Directs the committee to evaluate what additional resources are needed by airports, seaports, and other major transportation areas in Georgia to combat human trafficking, including both commercial sexual exploitation and labor servitude
- Specifically identifies Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Georgia's seaports as vulnerable locations that may serve as havens for human traffickers
- Limits member allowances under Code Section 28-1-8 to no more than 5 days unless additional days are authorized, with funding drawn from House of Representatives appropriations
- Requires any report with findings or proposed legislation to be approved by majority vote of a quorum and filed with the Clerk of the House before the committee's abolishment date of December 1, 2024
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Combating Human Trafficking in Major Transportation Areas; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/27/2024
Committee Referrals
Transportation2/26/2024
Full Bill Text
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