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4		-	Substitute Senate Bill No. 1117
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6		-	Public Act No. 23-20
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9	14		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT
10	15		TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND EXPANDING THE COMPOSITION
11	16		OF THE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COUNCIL.
12	17		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	18		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) When offering or
16		-	providing a room that includes sleeping accommodations, no operator
17		-	of a hotel, motel or similar lodging may offer or provide a financial
18		-	discount or benefit for such room that is based upon an hourly rate or
19		-	an occupancy period that is for a term of twelve hours or less.
20		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 46a-170 of the general statutes is
21		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
22		-	2023):
23		-	(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The Chief
24		-	State's Attorney, or a designee; (2) the Chief Public Defender, or a
25		-	designee; (3) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
26		-	Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (4) the Labor Commissioner,
27		-	or the commissioner's designee; (5) the Commissioner of Social Services,
28		-	or the commissioner's designee; (6) the Commissioner of Public Health,
29		-	or the commissioner's designee; (7) the Commissioner of Mental Health
30		-	and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee; (8) the Substitute Senate Bill No. 1117
	20	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) No operator of a hotel, 1
	21	+	motel or similar lodging may offer an hourly rate for any sleeping 2
	22	+	accommodation maintained by such hotel, motel or similar lodging. 3
	23	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) No operator of a hotel, motel 4
	24	+	or similar lodging shall provide use of any sleeping accommodation 5
	25	+	maintained by such hotel, motel or similar lodging to any person 6
	26	+	without first establishing the person's identity by requiring such 7
	27	+	person to present the person's motor vehicle operator's license, or any 8
	28	+	other valid form of identification issued by the federal government or 9
	29	+	a state or municipal government or an official passport, provided such 10
	30	+	form of identification includes a photograph. 11
	31	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 46a-170 of the general statutes is 12
	32	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 13
	33	+	1, 2023): 14
	34	+	(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The Chief 15
	35	+	State's Attorney, or a designee; (2) the Chief Public Defender, or a 16
	36	+	designee; (3) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 17 Substitute Bill No. 1117
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34		-	Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's
35		-	designee; (9) the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the
36		-	commissioner's designee; (10) the Commissioner of Developmental
37		-	Services, or the commissioner's designee; (11) the director of the Basic
38		-	Training Division of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council,
39		-	or the director's designee; [(11)] (12) the Child Advocate, or the Child
40		-	Advocate's designee; [(12)] (13) the Victim Advocate, or the Victim
41		-	Advocate's designee; [(13)] (14) a chairperson of the Commission on
42		-	Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the
43		-	chairperson's designee; [(14)] (15) one representative of the Office of
44		-	Victim Services of the Judicial Branch appointed by the Chief Court
45		-	Administrator; [(15)] (16) a municipal police chief appointed by the
46		-	Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, or a designee; [(16)] (17) the
47		-	Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; [(17)] (18)
48		-	an adult victim of trafficking, appointed by the Governor; [(18)] (19) a
49		-	judge of the Superior Court, appointed by the Chief Court
50		-	Administrator; [(19)] (20) a state's attorney appointed by the Chief
51		-	State's Attorney; [(20)] (21) a public defender appointed by the Chief
52		-	Public Defender; and [(21)] (22) fifteen public members appointed as
53		-	follows: The Governor shall appoint three members, one of whom shall
54		-	represent victims of commercial exploitation of children, one of whom
55		-	shall represent sex trafficking victims who are children and one of
56		-	whom shall represent a coalition of children's advocacy centers and
57		-	multidisciplinary teams that are dedicated to serving child abuse
58		-	victims and their families, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall
59		-	appoint two members, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut
60		-	Alliance to End Sexual Violence and one of whom shall represent an
61		-	organization that provides civil legal services to low-income
62		-	individuals, the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
63		-	two members, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut Coalition
64		-	Against Domestic Violence and one of whom shall represent the
65		-	Connecticut Lodging Association, the majority leader of the Senate shall
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	43	+	Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (4) the Labor 18
	44	+	Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; (5) the Commissioner 19
	45	+	of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee; (6) the 20
	46	+	Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (7) the 21
	47	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the 22
	48	+	commissioner's designee; (8) the Commissioner of Children and 23
	49	+	Families, or the commissioner's designee; (9) the Commissioner of 24
	50	+	Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (10) the 25
	51	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's 26
	52	+	designee; (11) the director of the Basic Training Division of the Police 27
	53	+	Officer Standards and Training Council, or the director's designee; 28
	54	+	[(11)] (12) the Child Advocate, or the Child Advocate's designee; [(12)] 29
	55	+	(13) the Victim Advocate, or the Victim Advocate's designee; [(13)] (14) 30
	56	+	a chairperson of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity 31
	57	+	and Opportunity, or the chairperson's designee; [(14)] (15) one 32
	58	+	representative of the Office of Victim Services of the Judicial Branch 33
	59	+	appointed by the Chief Court Administrator; [(15)] (16) a municipal 34
	60	+	police chief appointed by the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, or 35
	61	+	a designee; [(16)] (17) the Commissioner of Education, or the 36
	62	+	commissioner's designee; [(17)] (18) an adult victim of trafficking, 37
	63	+	appointed by the Governor; [(18)] (19) a judge of the Superior Court, 38
	64	+	appointed by the Chief Court Administrator; [(19)] (20) a state's 39
	65	+	attorney appointed by the Chief State's Attorney; [(20)] (21) a public 40
	66	+	defender appointed by the Chief Public Defender; and [(21)] (22) 41
	67	+	fifteen public members appointed as follows: The Governor shall 42
	68	+	appoint three members, one of whom shall represent victims of 43
	69	+	commercial exploitation of children, one of whom shall represent sex 44
	70	+	trafficking victims who are children and one of whom shall represent a 45
	71	+	coalition of children's advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams 46
	72	+	that are dedicated to serving child abuse victims and their families, the 47
	73	+	president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint two members, one of 48
	74	+	whom shall represent the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence 49
	75	+	and one of whom shall represent an organization that provides civil 50
	76	+	legal services to low-income individuals, the speaker of the House of 51
	77	+	Representatives shall appoint two members, one of whom shall 52 Substitute Bill No. 1117
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70		-	deals with behavioral health needs of women and children and one of
71		-	whom shall represent the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness,
72		-	the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint two
73		-	members, one of whom shall represent an organization that advocates
74		-	on social justice and human rights issues and one of whom shall
75		-	represent the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the
76		-	minority leader of the Senate shall appoint two members, one of whom
77		-	shall represent the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition and
78		-	one of whom shall represent massage therapists, and the minority
79		-	leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members, one
80		-	of whom shall represent the Motor Transport Association of
81		-	Connecticut, Inc. and one of whom shall represent an organization that
82		-	works with adult victims of trafficking.
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	84	+	represent the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and 53
	85	+	one of whom shall represent the Connecticut Lodging Association, the 54
	86	+	majority leader of the Senate shall appoint two members, one of whom 55
	87	+	shall represent an organization that deals with behavioral health needs 56
	88	+	of women and children and one of whom shall represent the 57
	89	+	Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, the majority leader of the 58
	90	+	House of Representatives shall appoint two members, one of whom 59
	91	+	shall represent an organization that advocates on social justice and 60
	92	+	human rights issues and one of whom shall represent the Connecticut 61
	93	+	Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the minority leader of the 62
	94	+	Senate shall appoint two members, one of whom shall represent the 63
	95	+	Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition and one of whom shall 64
	96	+	represent massage therapists, and the minority leader of the House of 65
	97	+	Representatives shall appoint two members, one of whom shall 66
	98	+	represent the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, Inc. and one 67
	99	+	of whom shall represent an organization that works with adult victims 68
	100	+	of trafficking. 69
	101	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	102	+	sections:
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	104	+	Section 1 October 1, 2023 New section
	105	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 New section
	106	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 46a-170(b)
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	108	+	JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
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