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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7236

AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.

Became law as Public Act 25-139, signed July 8, 2025, 112 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To amend the membership of the trafficking in persons council, add victims of sexual assault and victims of trafficking in persons as protected classes for purposes of certain anti-discrimination statutes, create an affirmative defense for misdemeanor offenses for young victims of trafficking in persons and eliminate the requirement that training in identification and reporting of trafficking in persons be presented in a video format.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Jillian Gilchrest, Tom Delnicki, Anne M. Hughes, Kara Rochelle, Joe Canino, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Eilish Collins Main, Patricia A. Dillon, Kenneth Gucker, Hubert D. Delany, Juan R. Candelaria, Kate Farrar, Steven Winter

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Saud Anwar, Paul Cicarella, Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    March 18 to July 8, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action18 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 18 to May 1558 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 18 to Apr 720 days

    In the SenateMay 15 to Jun 420 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 18 – May 15

    1. Mar 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 19Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 7Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 15Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 19 – Jun 4

    1. May 19Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 4Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 25-139
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 16REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 15HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Jun 4SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor