Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to human trafficking including law enforcement intervention and victims, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Under this law, human trafficking would include people who try to buy sex from undercover police officers. It also expands the definition of a victim to include those officers. People who commit these crimes would face serious felony penalties.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to human trafficking including law enforcement intervention and victims. The bill amends the definition of “human trafficking” to include knowingly purchasing or attempting to purchase services involving commercial sexual activity from a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a person engaged in human trafficking. The bill amends the definition of “victim” to mean any of the following: a person subjected to human trafficking; a person who is identified as being subjected to or targeted for human trafficking; or a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a person subjected to or a target for human trafficking. A person who commits human trafficking is guilty of penalties ranging from a class “D” felony to a class “A” felony depending on the conduct involved.