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Sacramento kills Valladares' bill to protect human trafficking victims 

Sacramento kills Valladares' bill to protect human trafficking victims 
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Source: The Signal
Date: 09/01/2026 5:21pm

Article Summary:
California Assembly Committee Rejects Valladares’ Bill to Create Statewide Human Trafficking Response Task Force
A bill by Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, to create California’s first statewide task force coordinating government agencies and nonprofits working against human trafficking was rejected by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The MAST Act had passed the Senate unanimously and the Assembly Public Safety Committee but was estimated to cost $289,000 annually.

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