DeSantis takes action against human trafficking in Florida.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed four bills aimed at combating human trafficking, citing a 50% increase in human trafficking arrests nationwide last year. The bills include establishing civil action against traffickers, increasing penalties for adult entertainment establishments that exploit minors, requiring hotels to follow current human trafficking awareness laws, and making human traffickers eligible for mandatory minimum sentences when they possess or discharge a firearm during the course of their trafficking crime. The bills also require safe houses and safe foster homes to have age-appropriate programming to help kids identify the signs and understand the dangers of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.