BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6356: Human trafficking training

Requiring training on human trafficking.

Summary

  • Requires a transient accommodation facility to hold annual employee training on human trafficking beginning by January 1, 2021, for its employees and training for new employees within 90 days of beginning employment.
  • Requires training to address the definitions of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children; the differences between human trafficking and labor trafficking; guidance specific to public lodging regarding identifying human trafficking victims; and responding to suspected human trafficking.
  • Requires, by January 1, 2021, transient accommodation operators to post human trafficking awareness signage and implement procedures for voluntary reporting to the national human trafficking hotline or local law enforcement.
  • Prohibits the Department of Health from issuing or renewing a transient accommodation facility license without written certification the requirement for human trafficking training, signage, and reporting procedures are met.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2020
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Padden (R-4)
Introduced
January 15, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
February 24, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2320

AN ACT Relating to requiring training on human trafficking;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. LAW - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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