February 3, 2025 - Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, James, Jacque, Keyeski, Wirch, Carpenter, Drake, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Testin, Tomczyk, Habush Sinykin, Wall, Feyen, Wanggaard, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim and Larson, cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Kitchens, Billings, Stubbs, Snyder, Sinicki, Novak, Gundrum, Dittrich, Spiros, Goeben, Hurd, Vining, Spaude, Steffen, Rivera-Wagner, Bare, Prado, Mursau, Fitzgerald, Knodl, Murphy, Goodwin, Kirsch, Tenorio, Brill, Callahan, Miresse, Behnke, Franklin, Allen, Kreibich, Nedweski, Snodgrass, Arney, Duchow, Madison, Stroud, Palmeri, Tusler, Anderson, Subeck, Hong, Emerson, Roe, Rodriguez, Joers, B. Jacobson, DeSanto, Wittke, J. Jacobson, Phelps, Haywood, Johnson, Ortiz-Velez, McCarville and Mayadev. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR3,1,2
1Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and
2Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. SJR3,1,53Whereas, human trafficking occurs when a person is recruited, harbored, 4obtained, or transported through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual 5exploitation, commercial sex acts, or labor exploitation; and SJR3,1,106Whereas, human traffickers disproportionately target at-risk populations, 7including individuals who have experienced or been exposed to other violence, such 8as child abuse and maltreatment and community violence, and those who are 9disconnected from support networks, such as runaway and homeless youth, 10unaccompanied minors, and persons displaced by natural disasters; and SJR3,1,1211Whereas, since 2007, more than 100,000 total cases of human trafficking have 12been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline; and SJR3,1,1413Whereas, the average age a trafficking victim enters the sex trade in the 14United States is between 12 and 15 years old; and SJR3,2,3
1Whereas, in 2023, an estimated one-out-of-six endangered runaways reported 2to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely child sex 3trafficking victims; and SJR3,2,74Whereas, a 2024 U.S. Department of State report found that advocates 5reported a growing trend of traffickers targeting individuals with disabilities and 6an increase in the use of social media platforms to recruit and advertise victims of 7human trafficking; and SJR3,2,98Whereas, human trafficking has been reported in all 72 counties in this state, 9and it is a crime found in rural, urban, and suburban communities; and SJR3,2,1210Whereas, human trafficking is modern-day slavery, a practice that is in direct 11opposition to the fundamental principles of liberty and human rights upon which 12our nation was founded; and SJR3,2,1613Whereas, many nonprofit organizations are working to raise awareness and 14combat human trafficking while collaborating with law enforcement to provide 15critical resources to victims, including safe housing, health care, counseling, job 16training, rehabilitation, clothing, personal care items, and hope; and SJR3,2,1917Whereas, to combat human trafficking in our state, our citizens must be aware 18of the realities of human trafficking, educated to recognize victims of human 19trafficking, and dedicated to stopping it; and SJR3,2,2220Whereas, a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2007, has forever 21marked January 11 as a day of awareness and vigilance for the countless victims 22and survivors of human trafficking around the world; and SJR3,3,223Whereas, Wisconsin has zero tolerance for human trafficking, and eliminating
1human trafficking is a goal shared by all Americans who believe in freedom and 2liberty for all people; now, therefore, be it SJR3,3,53Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of 4the Wisconsin Legislature proclaim January 2025 as Human Trafficking 5Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
