CS/SB 1044 (2018) -  Victims of Human Trafficking

General Bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Book (CO-SPONSORS) Campbell; Steube; Perry; Flores
Victims of Human Trafficking: Citing this act as the “Civil Cause of Action for Victims of Human Trafficking Act”; providing a civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking against a trafficker or facilitator; providing that such actions are not subject to a statute of limitations; providing an affirmative defense for owners or operators of public lodging establishments under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2018
Last Event: 03/10/18 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 10, 2018 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/12/18 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/01/18 9:00 AM

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1046 Subject: Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/Department of Law Enforcement Relationship: Linked
Bill #: CS/HB 167 Subject: Victims of Human Trafficking Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 338 Subject: Victims of Human Trafficking Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 169 Subject: Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/FDLE Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 340 Subject: Public Records/Victims of Human Trafficking Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 342 Subject: Trust Funds/Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/23/2018 9:35:58 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/13/2018 3:09:09 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/9/2018 3:41:53 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/10/2018 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/18, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/28/2018 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/18, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered Time: 02/21/2018 - 7:46 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 348 Time: 02/15/2018 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 350 Time: 02/14/2018 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/13/2018 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 348 Time: 02/12/2018 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/12/18, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 02/07/2018 - 6:34 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 80 Time: 01/09/2018 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 80 Time: 12/13/2017 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/01/2017 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
95.11 CS/HB 167, CS/CS/SB 536, CS/CS/HB 875
772.104 CS/HB 167
787.061 CS/HB 167, SB 338