HI SB2968

Requires hotelkeepers to provide portable panic buttons to hospitality workers who work in guest rooms, restrooms, or other isolated conditions to immediately summon on-site assistance when workers believe they are in danger

Mandates annual training on the proper use and limitations of panic buttons for covered workers

Defines "hospitality worker" as employees who clean guest rooms or restrooms, deliver meals to private rooms, or perform maintenance or front desk operations

Directs the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules to implement the requirements

Takes effect January 1, 2077, with all hotelkeepers required to be in compliance by January 1, 2027