HR57: HR57 Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, the House of Representatives uses it to formally recognize February 11, 2025 as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol. The resolution cites statistics on child sex trafficking nationally and in Georgia, including that Georgia ranks second in the nation for calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline per capita, and that the average age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation for minors served by the nonprofit Street Grace is 14. It notes that grassroots activists will gather at the capitol on that date to raise awareness. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to Street Grace for its records.

• Formally recognizes February 11, 2025 as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Cites statistics on child sex trafficking reports and Georgia's ranking in per capita calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Street Grace, a Georgia anti trafficking nonprofit.
• Creates no new criminal penalties, funding, or changes to existing Georgia trafficking laws.

This mainly affects the Georgia House of Representatives as a ceremonial matter, the nonprofit Street Grace, and grassroots activists who plan to gather at the state capitol on the recognized day to raise public awareness about sex trafficking.

Because this is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law, it does not change penalties, funding, or protections for trafficking victims. Its main effect is public recognition, which can raise visibility for advocacy groups like Street Grace and the activists gathering at the capitol.

• The whereas clauses cite that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received more than 18,400 reports of possible child sex trafficking in 2023.
• States Georgia ranks second nationally in per capita calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
• Notes Street Grace has served minor trafficking victims from 80 Georgia counties and provided services to more than 5,600 exploited individuals.
• The resolving clause designates February 11, 2025 as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to Street Grace.

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• Sandy Donatucci (R, HD-105)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Deborah Silcox (R, HD-053)
• Scott Hilton (R, HD-048)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)
• Reynaldo Martinez (R, HD-111)

• sex trafficking awareness
• human trafficking
• state capitol resolutions
• Street Grace
• child exploitation