HB 23 DE

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This Act makes the following changes to human trafficking law: (1) It adds “patronizing a victim of sexual servitude” and “ trafficking of persons for use of body parts” to the offenses that may serve as a predicate for forfeiture of property under the trafficking statute. (2) It removes an obsolete reference to charging a minor with delinquency for engaging in prostitution. The Criminal Code was revised in 2019 to define prostitution as a crime that may be committed only by a person who is 18 years of age or older. (3) It adds conduct constituting a human trafficking offense to the list of conduct that constitutes “abuse” for purposes of obtaining a protective order in Family Court.

• Kimberly Williams Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Michael F. Smith Republican · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
• Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Cyndie Romer Democratic · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Dave G. Lawson Republican · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary

1. Dec 19, 2024 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
2. Jan 29, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
3. Mar 13, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 35 YES 6 ABSENT · lower
4. Mar 13, 2025 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
5. Mar 26, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
6. Apr 17, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT · upper
7. May 7, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive