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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 651
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3176
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE OFFERING OF SLEEPING
ACCOMMODATIONS AT HOTELS, MOTELS OR SIMILAR LODGINGS
AT AN HOURLY RATE AND REQUIRING THAT USERS OF SUCH
PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION PROVIDE THE OPERATOR
WITH POSITIVE PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that (1) no operator 1
of a hotel, motel or similar lodging shall offer an hourly rate for any 2
sleeping accommodation maintained by such hotel, motel or similar 3
lodging, and (2) the operator of a hotel, motel or similar lodging shall 4
require that a person procuring any sleeping accommodation at such 5
hotel, motel or similar lodging shall, at the time of occupancy of the 6
sleeping accommodation, provide positive proof of identification to 7
the operator. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To protect victims of sex trafficking and enhance the ability of law
enforcement personnel to apprehend and prosecute individuals who
promote sex trafficking.