Permits victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal proceedings via closed circuit television; permits judge to make motion to seek closed circuit testimony.

This bill allows victims and witnesses of human trafficking to testify in criminal court via closed-circuit television (CCTV) instead of in person, expanding current law (which only covered trafficking involving sexual activity) to include all human trafficking cases. The court must first determine that the victim or witness would suffer severe emotional distress testifying in person, and the testimony must remain under oath with the defendant allowed to cross-examine. Judges are now permitted to request CCTV testimony on their own motion, and for minors, audio recordings are confidential but transcripts are part of the court record. This change aims to protect vulnerable individuals while maintaining legal safeguards.