Human trafficking bill is signed by governor

State Reps. Susan Buckholz, Ben Joseph, Linda Joy Sullivan, Maxine Grad, Kimberly Jessup and Bill Botzow watch Gov. Phil Scott sign H.603 on Wednesday, a bill addressing human trafficking exploitation. Courtesy photo
Unlike several funding bills this session, legislation addressing the effects of human trafficking found wide support, was passed the Legislature and signed by Gov. Phil Scott.
“Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate hundreds