The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 155 on human trafficking sponsored by Reps. McNamara, Steuerwald, Bartlett, and Olthoff. The bill elevates the crime of human trafficking to a level 4 felony regardless of the victim’s age and makes conforming changes.
Testimony was heard from the Indiana Public Defender Council, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, Indiana Motor Truck Association, and Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking. An amendment was adopted to clarify the parameters of one of the defenses to the crime. The amended bill passed 12-0.
Read the bill at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/senate/155.