HB 1283 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation

Summary

Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation; Prohibits person 18 years of age or older from knowingly initiating, organizing, planning, financing, directing, managing, or supervising venture that has subjected child younger than 12, or person who is mentally defective or mentally incapacitated to human trafficking for sexual exploitation; requires state to give specified notice if it intends to seek death penalty; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1283 c1 → H 1283 c2 · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change its title from 'capital human trafficking of vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation' to 'capital human trafficking of vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation; amending s. 787.06, F.S.' The version number was updated from c1 to c2, and the page count increased from 14 to 28 pages. The substantive content appears to be reorganized with new definitions and provisions added to section 787.06 regarding human trafficking.

Scope change

The bill's scope appears to have expanded with additional amendments to multiple Florida statutes (ss. 92.565, 456.51, 775.0877, 775.21, 787.01, 787.02, 943.0435, 944.606, 944.607, 948.32, and 960.065) beyond the original scope which only mentioned ss. 924.07, 921.137, and 921.141.

DEFINITION

The definition of human trafficking provisions were reorganized, with paragraphs (i) through (k) of subsection (2) redesignated as (j) through (l), and a new paragraph (i) added.

New definition added for 'sexual exploitation' meaning any violation of s. 794.011, excluding a violation of s. 794.011(10).

REQUIREMENT

New subsection (5)(a) added prohibiting persons 18 years or older from knowingly initiating, organizing, planning, financing, directing, managing, or supervising ventures that subject children under 12 or mentally defective/incapacitated persons to human trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Procedural requirement for death penalty notice was modified to allow the court to permit amendment of the notice upon a showing of good cause.

ENFORCEMENT

Added provision that for each instance of human trafficking of any individual, a separate crime is committed and a separate punishment is authorized.

New section 921.1427 created for sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital human trafficking of vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from CS/HB 1283 to CS/CS/HB 1283 and version number updated from c1 to c2.

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Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

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