HB 42 DE

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This Act does all of the following regarding suspected human trafficking of children: 1. Ensures the sharing of information between the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC) and the Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council. 2. Expressly requires a multidisciplinary response to these cases, similar to child deaths and serious physical injury. 3. Even though human trafficking of children is child abuse, specifically delineates it throughout the child abuse multidisciplinary investigative response. 4. Codifies a review panel and oversight committee within CPAC for these cases, with the same authority, subpoena power, and immunities provided to the system that reviews child abuse deaths and near deaths. 5. Establishes that the Office of the Child Advocate will staff the review panel and oversight committee. This Act ensures that Delaware law is consistent with federal law requiring states to consider victims of human trafficking as victims of child abuse and neglect, and requiring the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to investigate these cases. See the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et. seq.) and Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (Pub. L. 114-22). Finally, this Act makes minor technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

• Kimberly Williams Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary
• Melanie Ross Levin Democratic · primary
• Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
• Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · primary
• Mara Gorman Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Stell Parker Selby · primary
• Claire Snyder-Hall Democratic · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary

1. Mar 6, 2025 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
2. May 14, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits · lower
3. May 15, 2025 Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House · lower
4. Jun 10, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits · lower
5. Jun 12, 2025 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
6. Jun 12, 2025 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
7. Jun 25, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits · upper
8. Jun 25, 2025 Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate · upper
9. Jun 26, 2025 Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits · upper
10. Jun 30, 2025 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
11. Aug 12, 2025 Signed by Governor · executive