HB 1886: Human trafficking; creating the Oklahoma Human Trafficking Justice for Victims and Advocacy Act of 2025; increasing penalties for certain unlawful act; codification; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was transitioned from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in significant substantive changes to the definitions of human trafficking and the administration of the awareness program. The most critical change is the addition of 'blackmail' and 'demanding money' related to prostitution as forms of coercion, broadening the scope of what constitutes trafficking. Additionally, the program administration was shifted from the Bureau of Narcotics to the Human Trafficking Response Unit, and new provisions regarding tuition waivers for victims were removed.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include blackmail and financial demands related to prostitution as coercive tactics for trafficking. The applicability of the awareness program was modified by changing the responsible agency from the Bureau of Narcotics to the Human Trafficking Response Unit.

DEFINITION

Added 'blackmail' and 'demanding or claiming money, goods, or any other thing of value from or on behalf of a prostituted person' to the definition of coercion.

Added provisions for determining where a person will reside for the purpose of making them available for prostitution to the definition of coercion.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific clause allowing the recruitment of minors for commercial sex acts as a form of human trafficking.

Changed the agency responsible for developing and coordinating the Human Trafficking Awareness and Education Program from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control to the Director of the Human Trafficking Response Unit.

Removed the provision allowing for the waiver of resident and nonresident tuition for certain human trafficking victims.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed provisions regarding tuition waivers for human trafficking victims at technology centers and institutions of higher education.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the House Committee Substitute to the Floor version, incorporating amendments by the Senate. The primary substantive change involves reordering the definitions of 'human trafficking for labor' and 'human trafficking for commercial sex' to align with the Senate's version, ensuring the bill's legal definitions are consistent before final passage.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on human trafficking prevention, victim rights, and education, but the specific wording of the definitions for labor and commercial sex trafficking was modified to match the Senate's amendments.

DEFINITION

The order and specific wording of the definitions for 'human trafficking for labor' and 'human trafficking for commercial sex' were swapped and adjusted to reflect Senate amendments, ensuring consistency in how these crimes are legally defined.

Enrolled (final version) → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an Enrolled version to a House Committee Substitute, which involved significant formatting updates and the insertion of page numbers and committee metadata. The core legislative text regarding human trafficking definitions and penalties appears to be preserved, though the provided snippet cuts off before showing the full penalty sections or subsequent sections of the bill.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability and substantive policy content appears unchanged in the provided text, as the changes are limited to formatting, page numbering, and the addition of committee substitute headers.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Enrolled House Bill' to 'Committee Substitute', indicating this version has been amended by the House committee.

Page numbers and a 'Required No.' (Req. No. 13272) were inserted throughout the text, which are standard formatting for legislative committee versions.

The original 'Enrolled' title page and the repeated subject line were removed to replace them with the committee substitute formatting.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 27, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, updating the list of sponsors to include Wolfley and removing the original page numbering and formatting artifacts. The substantive legal text regarding definitions and penalties remains consistent with the Engrossed version, though the final version includes a minor correction to a penalty term (changing 'fifteen (15) ten (10) years' to a clearer 'not less than fifteen (15) years').

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on human trafficking offenses, victim rights, and education programs with no change in applicability.

TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include Wolfley, and the header was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to indicate the final version ready for signing.

Page numbering and layout artifacts from the drafting process were removed to create a clean final text.

ENFORCEMENT

A minor correction was made to the penalty section for child victims, clarifying the minimum prison term from a confusing 'fifteen (15) ten (10) years' to 'not less than fifteen (15) years'.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 1, 2025

MINOR

The amendment removes two sections that previously deleted and renumbered parts of the bill, effectively restoring the original text. It also adds new definitions for 'human trafficking for labor' and 'human trafficking for commercial sex' to clarify what constitutes these crimes under Oklahoma law.

Scope change

The bill's scope is expanded by adding specific definitions for labor and commercial sex trafficking, ensuring these acts are clearly covered under the new legislation.

TECHNICAL

Deleted instructions to remove Sections 5 and 6 and renumber subsequent sections, which reverses a previous deletion and restores the bill's original structure.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'human trafficking for labor' to explicitly include recruiting, harboring, or transporting people through deception, force, fraud, threat, or coercion for labor purposes.

Added a new definition for 'human trafficking for commercial sex' to explicitly include recruiting, harboring, or transporting people through deception, force, fraud, threat, or coercion for commercial sex acts, including specific provisions for minors.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 3 edits · May 1, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the agency responsible for the public awareness program from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control to the Human Trafficking Response Unit. Additionally, the amendment instructs the deletion of Sections 5 and 6, which likely contained specific program details or funding provisions, and requires the bill title to be updated to reflect this new agency responsibility.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's operational requirements changed by shifting the lead agency for the public awareness program from the Bureau of Narcotics to the Human Trafficking Response Unit, and by removing the content of Sections 5 and 6.

REQUIREMENT

The agency tasked with developing and coordinating the human trafficking public awareness program was changed from the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control to the Director of the Human Trafficking Response Unit.

Sections 5 and 6 of the bill were deleted in their entirety, removing specific provisions related to the program's implementation or funding.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and summary were updated to reflect the change in the responsible agency and the deletion of the removed sections.

Human trafficking; creating the Oklahoma Human Trafficking Justice for Victims and Advocacy Act of 2025; increasing penalties for certain unlawful act; codification; effective date.

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