Introduced
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To expand the <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2006-HB-5747">human trafficking crimes law</a> passed in the previous legislature by authorizing courts to order victim restitution; adding “debt bondage” to the prohibited acts; and adding various specific definitions related to the prohibited acts, including forced prostitution, and the use of force, fraud or coercion. The bill is part of a package comprised of House Bills 4914 to 4918, which also would make human trafficking a racketeering crime.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To clarify the precise mechanism by which the restitution provision of the bill would operate.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4918, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4918 would broadly define the losses and compensation covered by the restitution that this bill proposes.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To include an act that involves serious physical harm to another person in the 20-year felony penalty proposed by the bill.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
