Victim-focused human trafficking bills back before Michigan Legislature after dying in lame duck

Michigan Advance | January 21, 2026

A key legislator behind an effort to overhaul Michigan’s human trafficking laws said she is hopeful — but not confident — that the Republican House majority will move reintroduced versions of the bills after they floundered during a previous chaotic lame duck session.

Still, state Rep. Kelly Breen (D-Novi) said the package was important enough to try again, considering the many obstacles victims of human trafficking face when they try to restart their lives after years or sometimes decades of abuse.

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