Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly on October 29, 2026.
2026–2027 Session
Assembly Bill 4796
Expands criminal and civil penalties for human trafficking, and expands human trafficking training requirements for law enforcement.*
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from Mar 19
Chief co-sponsor from Mar 19
Chief co-sponsor from May 11
26 co-sponsors
Gerry Scharfenberger, Shama A. Haider, James J. Kennedy, Marisa Sweeney, Katie Brennan, Aura K. Dunn, Brian Bergen, Vincent M. Kearney, Ravi S. Bhalla, Shanique Speight, Margie Donlon M.D., Luanne M. Peterpaul Esq., Michael Venezia, Yvonne Lopez, Melinda Kane, Victoria A. Flynn, Robert D. Clifton, Heather Simmons, Dawn Fantasia, Dan Hutchison, Michael Inganamort, Gregory E. Myhre, Sterley S. Stanley, Carol A. Murphy, Roy Freiman, David Bailey Jr.
Its course
March 23 to October 29, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action5 actions on 4 days
In the General AssemblyMar 23 to Oct 29 · stopped220 days
Public Safety and PreparednessMar 23 to Oct 15 · moved on206 days
JudiciaryOct 15 to Oct 150 days
AppropriationsOct 15 to Oct 227 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislature recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Judiciary6–0
Do pass as amended · Oct 15
Who voted how
Yea Ellen J. Park, Gary S. Schaer, Kenyatta Stewart, Mitchelle Drulis, Robert Auth, Victoria A. Flynn
Appropriations13–0
Do pass as amended · Oct 22
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 15
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Oct 22
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the General Assembly Mar 23 – Oct 29
- Mar 23Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Public Safety and Preparedness
- Oct 15Sent to Judiciary
- Judiciary recommended it as amended
- Sent to Appropriations
- Oct 22Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Oct 29Carried on in S3946