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PA SB1140
Bill
Status
1/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Judy Schwank
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AI Summary
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Requires mandatory human trafficking awareness training for employees of hotels, motels, and inns with more than 10 rooms, as well as third-party contract workers serving these establishments, to be completed within 90 days of hire or the law's effective date
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Extends training requirements to short-term rental operators (properties rented for less than 30 consecutive days) and third-party listing platforms like Airbnb, which must ensure rental operators certify training completion before listing properties
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Training must cover legal definitions of human trafficking, identification of at-risk individuals and trafficking signs, differences between labor and sex trafficking, and reporting procedures to Pennsylvania State Police; training is valid for two years
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Establishes escalating penalties: first violation receives a warning with 90 days to cure; second violation up to $250 fine; third violation up to $500 fine plus possible license suspension for up to one year
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At least 50% of all penalties collected must be distributed to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for human trafficking grants; the act takes effect one year after enactment
Legislative Description
Further providing for definitions; providing for training requirements for public lodging establishments and for training requirements for third-party listing platforms and rental operators; further providing for enforcement, for violation, for affirmative defenses, for administrative penalties and for criminal penalties; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
1/20/2026