HB79 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Juandalynn Givan Representative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes & offenses, provides that advertising access to sexual or labor servitude is a Class B felony
Description: Under existing law, human trafficking in the second degree is a Class B felony.
This bill would provide that knowingly advertising, either online or in print, access to the sexual or labor servitude of another is human trafficking in the second degree.
Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.
The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the section. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the section.
HB79 INTRODUCED.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses