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TX HB742
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Senfronia Thompson
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AI Summary
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Requires first responders (fire protection personnel and EMS personnel, excluding volunteers and peace officers) to complete a human trafficking prevention training course approved by the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Commissioner
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Mandates hospital emergency departments and freestanding emergency medical care facilities display human trafficking awareness signs at least 11x17 inches with 16-point font, including trafficking indicators, reporting phone numbers, and employee protection information
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Signs must be posted in locations visible to all employees and displayed separately in English, Spanish, and any other language spoken by 10% or more of the facility's employees
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Prohibits hospitals and freestanding emergency medical care facilities from disciplining, retaliating against, or discriminating against employees who report suspected human trafficking in good faith to appropriate authorities
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Effective date is September 1, 2025; passed the House 145-1 on April 24, 2025, and the Senate 31-0 on May 23, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Health
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025