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title: HR 57. Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize
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date: 2025-01-27
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bill_number: HR 57
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-01-27
last_action: House Read and Adopted
sponsors:
  - Sandy Donatucci
  - Chuck Efstration
  - Deborah Silcox
  - Scott Hilton
  - Matt Reeves
  - Reynaldo Martinez
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  - sex trafficking awareness
  - human trafficking
  - child exploitation
  - state capitol recognition
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# HR 57. Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize

## Text

House Resolution 57
By: Representatives Donatucci of the 105th, Efstration of the 104th, Silcox of the 53rd, Hilton
of the 48th, Reeves of the 99th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS, sex trafficking is a form of modern day slavery wherein people profit from the
control and exploitation of others and is a horrific crime perpetrated against women and
children; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received more
than 18,400 reports of possible child sex trafficking; and
WHEREAS, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates that 1 in 6
of the more than 28,800 cases of children reported missing in 2023 were likely victims of
child sex trafficking; and
WHEREAS, the latest numbers from the United States National Human Trafficking Hotline
indicate that 10,359 situations of human trafficking were reported in a year, involving 16,554
individual victims; and
WHEREAS, Georgia ranks second in number of calls to the National Human Trafficking
Hotline per capita, which shows that efforts to educate the public on signs of trafficking are
successful and should be ongoing; and
WHEREAS, the average age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation for minors served
by Street Grace in Georgia is 14 years old; and
WHEREAS, Street Grace has served minor sex trafficking victims from 80 counties in
Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Street Grace has provided services to more than 5,600 exploited individuals;
and
WHEREAS, grassroots activists will gather at the state capitol on February 11, 2025, to raise
awareness about the need to end sex trafficking in Georgia; and
WHEREAS, Street Grace has worked to organize and empower tens of thousands of
grassroots activists across the State of Georgia to end sex trafficking.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day
at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Street
Grace.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol, highlighting advocacy efforts by the nonprofit Street Grace against child sex trafficking.

### Plain-language summary

This resolution does not change Georgia law. Instead, it formally recognizes February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol, coinciding with a gathering of grassroots activists there to raise awareness about ending sex trafficking in Georgia.
The resolution cites statistics on child sex trafficking reports nationally and Georgia's high per capita rate of calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. It also references the work of Street Grace, a Georgia nonprofit that has served thousands of exploited individuals across many counties. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to Street Grace.

### What it does

- Formally designates February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol.
- Cites national and state statistics on child sex trafficking to explain the reason for the designation.
- Recognizes the work of Street Grace, a Georgia nonprofit serving sex trafficking victims.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to Street Grace.

### Who it affects

This resolution mainly affects Street Grace, the nonprofit organization named, and the grassroots activists who plan to gather at the capitol. It also symbolically touches Georgians concerned about child sex trafficking and human trafficking awareness efforts statewide.

### Why it matters

While the resolution creates no new laws, penalties, or funding, it gives official state recognition to a day meant to raise public awareness about child sex trafficking, potentially boosting visibility for advocacy groups like Street Grace and their prevention efforts.

### Key provisions

- The resolution's whereas clauses cite statistics from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Human Trafficking Hotline about the scale of child sex trafficking.
- The resolving clause formally recognizes 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 provide a copy of the resolution to Street Grace.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-01-27)
- Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-27)
- Sponsors: Sandy Donatucci, Chuck Efstration, Deborah Silcox, Scott Hilton, Matt Reeves, Reynaldo Martinez
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69517

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