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SB 657, as amended, Steinberg. Human trafficking.
The federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 establishes an Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking, as specified.
Existing state law makes human trafficking a crime. Existing state
law also allows a victim of human trafficking to bring a civil
action for actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages,
injunctive relief, any combination of those, or any other appropriate
relief.
Existing law generally regulates various business activities and
practices, including those of retail sellers and manufacturers of
products.
This bill would enact the California Transparency in Supply Chains
Act of 2010, and would, beginning January 1, 2012, require retail
sellers and manufacturers doing business in the state to disclose
their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their
direct supply chains for tangible goods offered for
sale , as specified. That provision would not apply to a retail
seller or manufacturer having less than $100,000,000 in annual
worldwide gross receipts. The bill would also make a specified
statement of legislative intent regarding slavery and human
trafficking. The bill would also require the Franchise Tax Board
to make available to the Attorney General a list of retail sellers
and manufacturers required to disclose efforts to eradicate slavery
and human trafficking pursuant to that provision, as specified.

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Comments/questions on SB 657 (Steinberg): Human trafficking.