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AL HB269
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Merika Coleman-Evans
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AI Summary
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Increases penalty for subsequent violations of failing to post human trafficking hotline information from $25 to $250, while keeping first violation penalty as a warning.
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Applies to establishments including liquor licensees, hotels cited as nuisances, massage parlors, airports, train stations, rest areas, rest stops, bus stations, and gas stations.
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Requires posting of National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline number (1-888-373-7888) on posters at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches in conspicuous locations.
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Makes posters available on Internet websites of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Labor in multiple languages.
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Assigns enforcement authority to Alabama Department of Labor in consultation with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and Public Service Commission; directs fine revenues to Attorney General's Special Revenue Account for human trafficking education and programs.
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Becomes effective January 1, 2022.
Legislative Description
Human trafficking, National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline notice, criminal penalties for failure to display further provided, Sec. 13A-6-170 am'd.
Human Trafficking
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
2/2/2021