WA SB5936

Business entities can be prosecuted for human trafficking if they knowingly engage in trafficking or fail to stop a pattern of trafficking activity by employees that benefits the entity

Courts may impose penalties on convicted business entities including fines up to $1,000,000 per offense, disgorgement of profits, and debarment from state and local government contracts

Law enforcement and prosecutors must keep confidential the identity, pictures, and images of alleged trafficking victims and their families, with limited exceptions for investigation, court orders, or providing victim services

Victim identifying information in trafficking cases is added to existing public records exemptions under Washington's Public Records Act (RCW 42.56.240)

Certifying agencies must complete T or U visa certification forms (I-914B or I-918B) for individuals reasonably believed to be trafficking victims who request them, and must request continued presence from federal law enforcement