A bill that would provide legal immunity to victims of human trafficking was returned to select file April 1 for consideration of an amendment.<\/p>\n
LB843, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks, proposed legal immunity from prostitution charges for any person proven by law enforcement to be a victim of labor or sex trafficking.<\/p>\n
An amendment brought by Omaha Sen. Burke Harr and adopted on select file instead would allow a person charged with prostitution to file a motion to dismiss the charge if he or she can provide written evidence that they were a victim of human trafficking.<\/p>\n
Senators agreed April 1 to return the bill from final reading for consideration of an amendment offered by Harr that would remove the language of his original select file amendment.<\/p>\n
Harr said that after further review, the language was superfluous.<\/p>\n
Following adoption of the Harr amendment 40-1, lawmakers re-advanced the bill to final reading by voice vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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