Bill Summary

HB 1283 Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Jacques Co Sponsors: Barnaby, López, J., Plakon CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Summary
Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation: Prohibits person 18 or older from knowingly engaging in human trafficking of vulnerable persons with specified knowledge or in reckless disregard of specified circumstances; requires state to give specified notice if it intends to seek death penalty; provides for death penalty proceedings; provides requirements for court order in support of life imprisonment or death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; provides for resentencing if provisions are found to be unconstitutional; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds. Effective Date: October 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
» H Justice Budget Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
02/27/25
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Filed
03/05/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Budget Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
03/05/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/17/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/19/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H - PCS
03/19/25
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 2 Nays
03/20/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/21/25
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Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
03/28/25
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On Committee agenda - Justice Budget Subcommittee, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 314 H
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bill text & filed amendments
1283
Filed on 02/27/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Criminal Justice Sub
Filed on 03/17/25
Adopted
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1283C1
Filed on 03/20/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
787.062
921.137
921.141
921.1427
924.07
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