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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1184 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2416
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas P. Walsh and Joan B. Lovely
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/18/2023Joan B. LovelySecond Essex1/20/2023Sally P. Kerans13th Essex1/20/2023Russell E. Holmes6th Suffolk3/1/2023 1 of 3
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By Representative Walsh of Peabody and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2416) of Thomas P. Walsh, Joan B. Lovely and others relative to requiring human
trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers. Public Safety and Homeland
Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2540 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 6B the following section:-
3 Section 6C. (a) For the purposes of this section, “qualified accommodation” shall mean a
4hotel, motel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment, as defined in section 1 of chapter
564G, except for accommodations exempt from the room occupancy excise pursuant to section 2
6of said chapter 64G.
7 (b) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall establish a
8human trafficking recognition training program, and shall require every employee of such
9accommodation to participate in the training program. The training program shall be approved by 2 of 3
10the attorney general, and may be provided by organizations or providers approved by the
11attorney general pursuant to subsection (d). The training program may be developed by a federal,
12state or nonprofit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the innholder’s existing
13training programs. Human trafficking recognition training programs required pursuant to this
14section shall include, but shall not be limited to training relative to:
15 (i) the nature of human trafficking;
16 (ii) how human trafficking is defined pursuant to section 50 and 51 of chapter 265;
17 (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking, as defined in section 20M of chapter
18233;
19 (iv) relief and recovery options for survivors; and
20 (v) social and legal services available to victims.
21 (c) Every licensed innholder operating a qualified accommodation shall post in plain
22view, in the lobby and in any public restroom of such qualified accommodation, a written notice
23developed by the attorney general, which shall include the national human trafficking hotline
24telephone number and the number for the human trafficking hotline established by the attorney
25general pursuant to subsection (d).
26 (d) The attorney general shall: (i) make available a list of approved human trafficking
27recognition training programs for use by a licensed innholder operating a qualified
28accommodation pursuant to this section; (ii) develop a standard written notice to be posted in
29every qualified accommodation pursuant to subsection (c); and (iii) establish a toll-free hotline
30for reporting human trafficking. 3 of 3
31 (e) The attorney general shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement this section.