Bill Text: CA SR65 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-02-14 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 2905.) [SR65 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SR65-Enrolled.html
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Enrolled
February 15, 2022 |
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Passed
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Senate
February 14, 2022 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Resolution
No. 65
| Introduced by Senator Grove |
January 26, 2022 |
Relative to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 65, Grove.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, For more than two centuries, the United States has worked to advance the cause of freedom, serving as a beacon of hope for those who cherish liberty and opportunity and leading the fight for the dignity and inalienable rights of every person; and
WHEREAS, Classified as a felony, human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery. It is a crime that involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to recruit, harbor, transport, provide, or obtain a person for the purpose of labor or sexual exploitation; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, 170 countries have made public commitments to the eradication of human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that there were 40,300,000 victims of human trafficking globally in 2016; and
WHEREAS, According to the ILO, in 2016, 81 percent of human trafficking victims were trapped in forced labor, 25 percent were children, and 75 percent were women and girls; and
WHEREAS, The ILO estimated that, in 2016, $150,000,000,000 was made from forced labor; and
WHEREAS, According to the United States Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, the United States is a primary source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking, both for citizens and foreign nationals; and
WHEREAS, In 2019 alone, federal law enforcement agencies initiated more than 1,600 new investigations into human traffickers and the United States Department of Justice’s human trafficking task forces opened more than 2,500 new cases on the frontlines; and
WHEREAS, The National Human Trafficking Hotline reported in 2018 that California is a primary location for human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the continuously growing crime of human trafficking within California due to its ever-increasing population, extensive international border, large immigrant population, and primary airports and harbors; and
WHEREAS, The State of California is committed to combating all forms of human trafficking, recovering victims, prosecuting offenders, advocating on behalf of victims, raising community awareness, and strengthening collaborative partnerships; and
WHEREAS, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month culminates in the annual observation of National Freedom Day on February 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Founded on the principles of justice and fairness, the United States continues to lead the global movement to end modern day slavery, with agencies and skilled professionals at the local, state, and national levels conducting investigations, collaborations, and trainings, organizing public outreach and promoting awareness, and directly assisting the victims of human trafficking; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate recognizes the month of January 2022 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
