Greg Abbott: “Senate Bill 1212 increases the penalty for all human…”

“So on the zero tolerance side, we want to ensure that we do all we can so that human traffickers never walk the streets of Texas again. These two bills I'm going to sign help achieve that goal. One is Senate Bill 1212 increases the penalty for all human trafficking offenses to a first degree felony. We want tougher penalties for our worst criminals. In Senate Bill 1212 gets that job done. And then the worst of the worst are human traffickers of children and people with disabilities.” (02:23–02:31)

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