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S1155 • 2025

An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking

An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking

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Sponsor
Jason M. Lewis
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking

An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking By Mr.
  • Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1155) of Jason M.
  • Lewis for legislation relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking
By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1155) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to extend the statute of limitations for human trafficking. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1155

Section 4D of chapter 260 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following:

(b) A civil action for trafficking of persons for forced labor or services or sexual servitude shall be commenced within 10 years of the date on which the human trafficking victim was freed from human trafficking or, if the victim was a child during the commission of the offense, within 10 years after the date the plaintiff attains the age of 18.

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