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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5557
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1911
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That: (1) Section 46a-170 of the general statutes be amended to revise 1
the membership of the Trafficking in Persons Council; (2) the general 2
statutes be amended to allow certain testimony in the case of a 3
delinquency proceeding to be compelled; (3) the general statutes be 4
amended to establish an affirmative defense for trafficking in persons in 5
the case of a victim of trafficking; (4) section 53a-192a of the general 6
statutes concerning trafficking in persons, section 53a-83 of the general 7
statutes concerning patronizing a prostitute and section 53a-83b of the 8
general statutes concerning commercial sexual abuse of a minor be 9
amended to replace "for a fee" with "in exchange for anything of value"; 10
(5) sections 17a-106g, 44-5 and 46a-170 of the general statutes be 11
amended to streamline training requirements and clarify the entities 12
required to be trained and that funding be provided to assist with the 13
implementation of training requirements; (6) the general statutes be 14
amended to extend vacatur relief to a person who committed certain 15
crimes if a conviction is based on participation in the crime by the 16 Proposed Bill No. 5557
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convicted person due to such person being a victim of trafficking; (7) the 17
general statutes be amended to authorize extended periods of probation 18
for certain crimes against minors; and (8) the general statutes be 19
amended to establish a uniform ordinance for municipalities pertaining 20
to massage therapists. 21
Statement of Purpose:
To enact the recommendations of the Trafficking in Persons Council to
prevent and address human trafficking.