MA S905

Bill

To strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
11/08/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery. The key provisions include: - Establishing a Human Trafficking Prevention Business Partnership to engage corporations in voluntary efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking. - Creating a Board of Registration in Bodywork Therapy to license and regulate bodywork therapists, with the goal of preventing the use of bodywork establishments for human trafficking. - Allowing survivors of human trafficking to have certain convictions or adjudications of delinquency related to their trafficking experience vacated. - Establishing first offender commercial sexual exploitation prevention programs as an alternative to prosecution for individuals charged with certain prostitution-related offenses. - Requiring the collection and reporting of human trafficking crime data by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. - Providing for public awareness campaigns about the risks and impacts of human trafficking. The bill aims to take a comprehensive approach to combatting human trafficking by targeting prevention, protection, and prosecution.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (29)

Ruth Balser (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Linda Campbell (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Carole Fiola (D), Anne Gobi (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Pat Haddad (D), Paul Heroux (D), Kay Khan (D), Robert Koczera (D), John Lawn (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), James Miceli (D), Mark Montigny (D), Keiko Orrall (R), Richard Ross (R), Mike Rush (D), Paul Schmid (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2598 (on 07/12/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S905

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S905
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S905.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1107	Relative to sanctuary cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H1108	Relative to changes to publication of by-laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H1680	To eliminate unnecessary laws	No further action taken	Similar To
H2305	Relative to the Human Trafficking Trust Fund (HTTF)	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H4047	To Clarify and Restate the Applicability of the Civil Service Laws to Employee Positions in the City of Framingham	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H702	Relative to the resolution of disputes for condominium or homeowners associations	Accompanied a study order, see H4743	Similar To
H766	To reduce sexual exploitation of victims of human trafficking	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H949	Relative to the reform of archaic laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H950	Relative to the reform of unconstitutional archaic laws	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1353	Relative to human trafficking prevention	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1497	Improving the fairness of our tax laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1574	Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S1905	To reduce traffic fatalities	Accompanied a new draft, see S2362	Similar To
S2151	Similar Bills	See S3	Similar To
S2584	To reduce traffic fatalities	No further action taken	Similar To
S2598	To strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery	No further action taken	Replaced by
S906	To enhance the lives of survivors of human trafficking	Accompanied a new draft, see S2598	Similar To
S907	To prevent human trafficking and sexual exploitation in bodyworks establishments	Accompanied a new draft, see S2599	Similar To
S934	Relative to moving violations	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S995	Regarding treble damages	Accompanied a study order, see S2490	Similar To

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