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Introduced
04/05/2021
04/05/2021
In Committee
05/28/2021
05/28/2021
Crossed Over
05/25/2021
05/25/2021
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in human trafficking, further providing for civil causes of action.
AI Summary
This bill amends Pennsylvania's human trafficking law to further expand civil causes of action, allowing victims of the sex trade to bring civil lawsuits against individuals who recruit, profit from, or maintain them in sex trade activities, abuse or cause them bodily harm, or knowingly advertise or publish advertisements for the purpose of recruiting them into sex trade activities. The bill specifies that these lawsuits can be filed in the county where the individual resides or where any of the alleged violations occurred.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (26)
Rob Kauffman (R)*,
Karen Boback (R),
Rosemary Brown (R),
Jim Cox (R),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Matthew Dowling (R),
Mark Gillen (R),
Joe Hamm (R),
Johnathan Hershey (R),
Dawn Keefer (R),
Daryl Metcalfe (R),
Natalie Mihalek (R),
David Millard (R),
Dan Moul (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Napoleon Nelson (D),
Donna Oberlander (R),
Tina Pickett (R),
Kathy Rapp (R),
David Rowe (R),
Frank Ryan (R),
Craig Staats (R),
Wendi Thomas (R),
Tarah Toohil (R),
Jeff Wheeland (R),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9) (on 04/06/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1096 |
| House Fiscal Note PN 1128 | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2021/0/HB1096P1128.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1096&pn=1128 |
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