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This Resolution allows a conference committee, which is a group of lawmakers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives tasked with resolving differences between versions of a bill, to consider and add new provisions to Senate Bill 20 (SB 20). SB 20 is a bill concerning prostitution, human trafficking, and services for victims. Specifically, this resolution suspends a rule that normally prevents conference committees from adding new topics to a bill, enabling them to include new articles focused on sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment programs, as well as prohibiting state agencies from awarding contracts to individuals or businesses convicted of offenses related to human trafficking. These new provisions aim to establish programs for treating victims of child sex trafficking, create matching grants for municipalities to develop sex trafficking prevention needs assessments and programs, and fund grants for local law enforcement to recognize signs of sex trafficking. Additionally, the resolution prohibits state agencies from accepting bids or awarding contracts to entities involved in human trafficking and allows for the termination of existing contracts if such involvement is discovered.