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MA S1116

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cindy Friedman

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates legal definition of "prostituted person" to include victims of sexual servitude, sex trafficking, those who exchange sexual conduct for money or basic necessities, minors induced into prostitution, and those charged with common night walking/streetwalking

  • Expands asset forfeiture provisions to cover prostitution-related offenses (sections 8 and 53A of chapter 272), with seized money going to the Victims of Human Trafficking Trust Fund after victim restitution

  • Streamlines record vacatur process for trafficking victims age 18+, allowing sworn affidavits and creating rebuttable presumption if prosecutors fail to respond within 45 days; mandates expungement upon vacatur

  • Removes "common night walkers, common street walkers" from criminal statute language and requires automatic expungement of such charges from criminal and juvenile records

  • Establishes 21-member special commission to review services for prostituted persons and develop recommendations on prevention, housing, healthcare, job training, and survivor-led exit programming, with report due 18 months after enactment

Legislative Description

To strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/19/2026
Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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