Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SF 545 — A bill for an act providing for a human trafficking task force and providing information in an annual report to the general assembly.

Last action — Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Senate File 545 - Introduced SENATE FILE 545 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 340) A BILL FOR An Act providing for a human trafficking task force and providing information in an annual report to the general assembly.
Senate File 545 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 545 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 340) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 21, 2023) A BILL FOR An Act providing for a human trafficking task force and providing information in an annual report to the general assembly.
TLSB 2233SV (2) 90 ko/rh S.F.
SF 545 (3) 90 ko/rh/mb S.F.
Investigate and identify potential routes to eliminate LSB 2233SV (2) 90 -1- ko/rh 1/4 S.F.
Investigate and identify potential routes to eliminate SF 545 (3) 90 -1- ko/rh/mb 1/4 S.F.
The chief juvenile court officer appointed under section 602.1217 or the chief juvenile court officer’s designee.
The director of juvenile court services or the director’s designee.
(6) Six members of the general public who are former human LSB 2233SV (2) 90 -2- ko/rh 2/4 S.F.
(6) Six members of the general public who are former human SF 545 (3) 90 -2- ko/rh/mb 2/4 S.F.
The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall provide the findings and recommendations of the task force to the coordinator of the office to combat human trafficking for inclusion in the annual report submitted by the office to LSB 2233SV (2) 90 -3- ko/rh 3/4 S.F.
The commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall provide the findings and recommendations of the task force to the coordinator of the office to combat human trafficking for inclusion in the annual report submitted by the office to SF 545 (3) 90 -3- ko/rh/mb 3/4 S.F.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
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This bill directs the commissioner of public safety to establish a human trafficking task force to investigate human trafficking (trafficking) of minors in the state, identify services available for minor victims of trafficking, identify barriers that prevent minor victims of trafficking from seeking legal assistance or medical attention, research and recommend a model of rehabilitative services for minor victims of trafficking, create a procedure to be followed by all law enforcement officers statewide if a law enforcement officer encounters a minor who may be a victim of trafficking, and create a pathway for the implementation of a safe harbor law that prohibits the prosecution of minor victims of trafficking and directs minor victims of trafficking to rehabilitative services.
The members of the task force are specified in the bill.
The bill requires the commissioner to provide the findings and recommendations of the task force to the coordinator of the office to combat human trafficking for inclusion in the annual report submitted to the general assembly.
LSB 2233SV (2) 90 -4- ko/rh 4/4
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Action History

  1. Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

  2. Message from Senate.

  3. Immediate message.

  4. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

  5. Amendment S-3059 adopted.

  6. Amendment S-3059 filed.

  7. Committee report, approving bill.

  8. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 545?
SF 545 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
What is the current status of SF 545?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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