Signed into LawFiled Sep 23, 2025
Sponsor: West
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Approved by the Governor - Chapter 663
May 26, 2026
Summary
The law makes it illegal to recruit, harbor, transport, or obtain a person in order to take that person’s government benefits through deception, coercion, exploitation or isolation. It also bars anyone who profits from such schemes or helps others do so. Violations carry fines and prison terms that rise with the value of the stolen benefits.
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