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HI SB3245

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Department of Human Services to develop a model notice about the National Human Trafficking Hotline by January 1, 2023, for posting in liquor-licensed establishments, bus stations, emergency rooms, urgent care centers, job recruitment centers, hotels/lodging houses, and massage businesses.

  • Notice must be at least 8.5" x 11" in 16-point font and include information about the National Human Trafficking Hotline (1-888-373-7888 or text BeFree), victim protections under law, and 24/7 availability in over 200 languages.

  • Establishes civil penalties of $500 for first offense and $1,000 for subsequent offenses for non-compliance with posting requirements, enforceable by state or county agencies after 30-day notice period.

  • Requires Department of the Attorney General to appoint a Statewide Coordinator on Human Trafficking and develop a program to prevent trafficking and assist victims, including public awareness campaigns, training programs, and assessment tools for identifying victims.

  • Mandates reports to the Legislature by 2023 on commercial sexual exploitation of children and by 2024 on human trafficking efforts, including data collection, best practices, training plans, and criminal statute reviews.

  • Allows court-ordered restitution for labor trafficking victims to include costs of medical, psychiatric, and psychological rehabilitation in addition to wage-based restitution.

Legislative Description

Relating To Human Trafficking.

Department of Human Services

Last Action

Re-Referred to HMS, JDC/WAM.

2/17/2022

Committee Referrals

Human Services2/17/2022
Judiciary2/17/2022
Human Services1/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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