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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 1022

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Relating to: human trafficking awareness certifications for lodging establishments and making an appropriation. (FE)

Crime and criminals Hotel and motel Justice department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Justice to grant annual human trafficking

awareness certifications to the operators of lodging establishments that provide

human trafficking awareness training to certain employees, display a human

trafficking awareness poster, and implement procedures for the reporting of

suspected human trafficking. The bill defines a “lodging establishment” as a hotel,

motel, inn, bed and breakfast establishment, or tourist rooming house.

The bill also requires DOJ to design a logotype to be used by lodging

establishments granted the human trafficking awareness certification under the

bill. Additionally, DOJ must use the receipts from the fees for obtaining a

certification to investigate human trafficking crimes.

Under the bill, an owner, operator, or employee of a lodging establishment

granted a certification is not liable for damages related to human trafficking carried

out by a third party unless the owner, operator, or employee knowingly assists the

human trafficking.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Cabrera (D) , Crowley (D) , Emerson (D) , Fields (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Gundrum (R) , Haywood (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ramthun (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Kooyenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Loudenbeck, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Gruszynski, Gundrum, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Larson, Smith and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

  3. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1