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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 228

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Relating to: self-defense for victims of sex trafficking.

Crime and criminals Crime victim Criminal identification and investigation Sex crimes Shared revenue

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, there are several defenses to criminal liability, including

self-defense. One such defense allows a person to intentionally use force that is

intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm if the person reasonably

believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm

to himself or herself.

This bill provides that a victim of sex trafficking has a privilege of self-defense

for the use of force against a sex trafficker if the victim believed that the use of force

was necessary to prevent or terminate an unlawful interference with his or her

person or that the use of force was necessary to escape from sex trafficking.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , Fields (D) , Haywood (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kulp (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vining (D) , Vruwink (D)

9 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Carpenter (D) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Smith (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. May 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bowen, Ramthun, Haywood, Brostoff, Crowley, Dittrich, Emerson, Fields, Horlacher, Kulp, Sinicki, Snyder, Sortwell, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Vining and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Johnson, Carpenter, Jacque, Kooyenga, Ringhand, Risser, Smith and Wanggaard

  2. May 21, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jul 24, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Bowen and Ramthun

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1