AB 2714 calls on the state to criminalize child sex trafficking victims, rather than protect them.
Assembly Bill 2992, California
AB 2992 requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to develop a training curriculum to improve law enforcement response to children who are sexually exploited.
House Bill 5571, Connecticut
If passed, this bill would amend the child sex trafficking definition to criminalize any person who “compels or induces” a child to engage in commercial sex with either that person or another individual.
House Bill 1683, New Hampshire
Shared Hope supports House Bill 1683 because it importantly clarifies that child sex and labor trafficking are forms of child abuse, pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:3, II.
Senate Bill 84, Colorado
Amending the prostitution statute to be inapplicable to minors recognizes that children do not engage in commercial sex by choice; rather, a child does so out of coercion, survival, force, fraud, or fear.