Committee unanimously advances bill to make pimping and pandering felonies after survivor‑and‑law‑enforcement testimony The Judiciary Committee advanced SB 547 to reclassify pimping and pandering as felonies on a first offense, drawing testimony from a former human‑trafficking prosecutor and homicide/vice investigators who said felony sanctions better support demand‑reduction policing and victim recovery.

Georgia is stepping up its fight against human trafficking by advancing a bill that makes pimping and pandering felonies, with strong support from law enforcement and survivor advocates.

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