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HB 994 Human trafficking offenses; Va. Code Commission to amend catchline to a code to reflect proper term.

Introduced by: Barbara J. Comstock | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Human trafficking offenses. Directs the Virginia Code Commission to add the term "human trafficking" to the catchline of § 18.2-47 ("Abduction and kidnapping defined; punishment") in order to emphasize that section's applicability to offenses involving human trafficking.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Human trafficking; penalties. Creates new felonies for trafficking in persons for forced labor or sexual servitude. The bill adds definitions of coercion, commercial sexual activity, debt bondage, and serious harm.