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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/30/2025 | House | New draft substituted, see H4360↗ |
| 7/30/2025 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 7/30/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending |
| 7/30/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 7/30/2025 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4360↗ |
| 7/24/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 5/2/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J22 | Favorable | — |
| H34 | Favorable with Amendment | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
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Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:-
(a) For the purposes of this section, “qualified accommodation” shall mean a hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in section 1 of chapter 64G, except for accommodations exempt from the room occupancy excise pursuant to section 2 of said chapter 64G. (b) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall establish a human trafficking recognition training program, and shall require every employee of such accommodation to participate in the training program. The training program shall be approved by the attorney general, and may be provided by organizations or providers approved by the attorney general pursuant to subsection (d). The training program may be developed by a federal, state or nonprofit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the innholder’s existing training programs. Human trafficking recognition training programs required pursuant to this section shall include, but shall not be limited to training relative to: (i) the nature of human trafficking; (ii) how human trafficking is defined pursuant to the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking, as defined pursuant to the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; (c) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall post in plain view, in the lobby and in any public restroom of such qualified accommodation, a written notice developed by the attorney general, which shall include the national human trafficking hotline telephone number. (d) The attorney general shall: (i) make available a list of approved human trafficking recognition training programs for use by a licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation pursuant to this section; (ii) develop a standard written notice to be posted in every qualified accommodation pursuant to subsection (c). (e) The attorney general shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section.
Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:- Section 6C. (a) For the purposes of this section, “qualified accommodation” shall mean a hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in section 1 of chapter 64G, except for accommodations exempt from the room occupancy excise pursuant to section 2 of said chapter 64G. (b) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall establish a human trafficking recognition training program, and shall require every employee of such accommodation to participate in the training program. The training program shall be approved by the attorney general, and may be provided by organizations or providers approved by the attorney general pursuant to subsection (d). The training program may be developed by a federal, state or nonprofit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the innholder’s existing training programs. Human trafficking recognition training programs required pursuant to this section shall include, but shall not be limited to training relative to: (i) the nature of human trafficking; (ii) how human trafficking is defined pursuant to the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking, as defined pursuant to the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000; (c) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall post in plain view, in the lobby and in any public restroom of such qualified accommodation, a written notice developed by the attorney general, which shall include the national human trafficking hotline telephone number. (d) The attorney general shall: (i) make available a list of approved human trafficking recognition training programs for use by a licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation pursuant to this section; (ii) develop a standard written notice to be posted in every qualified accommodation pursuant to subsection (c). (e) The attorney general shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section.