Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 979

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: a human trafficking victim services grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Crime victim Justice department of Organization miscellaneous Outagamie county Sex crimes

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
Governor signs, not reached
Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill establishes a grant program, administered by the Department of

Justice, that provides grants to nonprofit organizations to provide support services

to trafficking victims. The bill defines “support services” to mean any combination

of direct victim advocacy, safety planning, housing, substance use disorder

treatment, medical and behavioral health, job training, and employment support

services. Under the bill, to be eligible for a grant, a nonprofit organization must

submit an application that that describes the organization's efforts to coordinate

with local law enforcement agencies and includes a proposed plan for expenditure

of the grant moneys, and the nonprofit organization must provide private matching

funds that are equal to at least 50 percent of the grant amount. The bill provides

$2,500,000 biennially for such grants.

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 7, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 96–0 Feb 15, 2024 official source full page

Aye · 96

Not voting · 3

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

Passed 6–1 Feb 27, 2024 official source full page