MA H2467

Establishes an interagency committee convened by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services within 90 days of enactment to study decriminalizing sex work in Massachusetts

Committee membership includes representatives from 5 state agencies (Public Health, Labor, Housing, Children and Families, Health and Human Services), plus advocates for sex workers, transgender people, trafficking survivors, ACLU, harm reduction organizations, immigrant legal defense, public counsel services, and at least 3 current or former sex workers

Committee must study existing criminal penalties and collateral consequences for sex work, labor protections needed under decriminalization, and services to improve health and safety outcomes

Committee will identify human trafficking methods to develop prevention strategies in collaboration with sex workers, and explore public health-based alternatives to policing for safety in the commercial sex sector

Committee tasked with developing a fund to prevent and eliminate human trafficking while supporting the health, safety, and autonomy of sex workers