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- 83rd Session (2025)
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3–Senators Pazina, Doñate;
Nguyen and Taylor
FILE NUMBER..........
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Directing the Joint
Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary to conduct an
interim study concerning human trafficking.
WHEREAS, Human trafficking remains a critical issue impacting
individuals and communities across the globe and especially in this
State regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality or
religion and therefore necessitates urgent legislative action; and
WHEREAS, This State has historically ranked high and continues
to rank high, regularly either first or second i n the nation, in the
frequency of human trafficking cases; and
WHEREAS, This State understands that victims of human
trafficking are similar to victims of domestic violence and share
several commonalities, including, without limitation, experiences of
coercion, manipulation, fear of retaliation and isolation, significant
financial and other forms of dependence and physical and
psychological harm that requires comprehensive support and
intervention which often creates barriers to escape and prosecution;
and
WHEREAS, This State recognizes that increased oversight for
entities or individuals that provide assistance to combat human
trafficking is essential and defined standards such as investigatory
standards would assist in the identification and prosecution of
offenders while at the same time protecting communities and
victims of human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, Establishing mandatory reporting by professionals
across various sectors of this State, including, without limitation,
healthcare, security, hospital ity, education and law enforcement, is
essential for the early identification and correction of any gaps in
reporting; and
WHEREAS, This State seeks to establish a more robust legal
framework to protect victims of human trafficking, mitigate the
challenges associated with victim participation in criminal
proceedings, prosecute offenders and provide a comprehensive
support system through leveraging existing resources and exploring
new resources; and
WHEREAS, Convening stakeholders to study, strategize,
prioritize and openly identify and implement best practices in
successful anti -human trafficking frameworks from across the
nation will ensure that a robust and cost -effective regulatory system
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exists for those involved in tracking, investigating and prote cting
victims of human trafficking; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE
ASSEMBLY CONCURRING, That the Joint Interim Standing
Committee on the Judiciary is hereby directed to conduct an interim
study concerning human tr afficking during the 2025 -2026
legislative interim; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the study must include, without limitation, an
examination of:
1. The current legal and systemic processes relating to human
trafficking in this State, including an in -depth assessment of the
current statutory and regulatory structure from both the criminal
justice and human welfare perspectives;
2. The current programs, services and needs of the Division of
Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Hu man
Services regarding any duties assigned to the Division or
Department, such as the statewide plan for the delivery of services
to victims of human trafficking, the resources and needs of the State
of Nevada Human Trafficking Coalition, the current data collection
and reporting status regarding human trafficking under the Center
for the Analysis of Crime Statistics within the Department of
Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a
review of the Account for Victims of Human Trafficking
administered by the Department of Health and Human Services,
including any pilot programs established thereunder that provide
alternatives to law enforcement responses to victims of human
trafficking;
3. The resources, policy needs, commonalities and
divergencies of interested stakeholders, including, without
limitation, victims of human trafficking and other persons with lived
experiences relating to human trafficking , as well as the State of
Nevada Human Trafficking Coalition, the Nevada Coalition to
Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, the
Nevada Policy Council on Human Trafficking, each local human
trafficking task force and any other federal, state or local
government or private or nonprofit entity involved in addressing
human trafficking;
4. Training and mandatory reporting policies and practices
required under federal law or utilized in other states, along with a
focus on evidence and skills -based training to enhance the
identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking;
5. Strategic approaches for utilizing and expanding existing
statutory and regulatory domestic violence frameworks to enable the
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State to represent the interests of victims of human trafficking in
court proceedings, including a review of the Domestic V iolence
Prosecution Best Practice Guidelines as adopted by the Committee
on Domestic Violence and approved by the Nevada District
Attorneys Association;
6. Strategies to create regulatory oversight and standards for
entities offering services to victims of human trafficking to ensure
the quality, safety and effectiveness of the support provided to
victims while promoting efficiency in the provision of services and
minimizing unnecessary administrative strain on such entities; and
7. Any other matters or topics that, in the determination of the
Committee, affect the victims or outcomes of human trafficking in
this State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Committee, pursuant to subsection 4 of
NRS 218E.330, shall submit a report of the study and any
recommendations for legislation to the Director of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Nevada
Legislature; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon
adoption.
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