89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 4816
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving trafficking of persons, the human trafficking prevention coordinating council and the human trafficking prevention task force; increasing criminal penalties.
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By: Guillen H.B. No. 4816 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving trafficking of persons, the human trafficking prevention coordinating council and the human trafficking prevention task force; increasing criminal penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 20A.02, Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 20A.02. TRAFFICKING OF PERSONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) traffics another person with the intent that the