Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H346 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1390 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 346
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Tackey Chan
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to posting information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center
13	13	hotline.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/14/2025 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1390 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 346
19	19	By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 346) of Tackey
20	20	Chan relative to the posting of information about the National Human Trafficking Resource
21	21	Center hotline at hair salons or cosmetology schools. Consumer Protection and Professional
22	22	Licensure.
23	23	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
24	24	SEE HOUSE, NO. 3561 OF 2023-2024.]
25	25	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
26	26	_______________
27	27	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
28	28	(2025-2026)
29	29	_______________
30	30	An Act relative to posting information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center
31	31	hotline.
32	32	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
33	33	of the same, as follows:
34	34	1 SECTION 1. Section 87T of chapter 112 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
35	35	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Board”, and inserting in
36	36	3place thereof the following:-
37	37	4 “Board”, the board of registration of cosmetology and barbering established by section 42
38	38	5of chapter 13.
39	39	6 SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
40	40	7inserting after section 87DD the following new section:- 2 of 2
41	41	8 Section 87DD 1/2. (a) The board shall provide a sample sign, to be approved by the
42	42	9attorney general, to all persons owning a shop, school, or mobile business engaged in
43	43	10cosmetology or hairdressing. Such sign shall be not less than eight and one-half inches high and
44	44	11eleven inches wide containing the following notice:
45	45	12 “WARNING. Obtaining forced labor or services is a crime under Massachusetts law. If
46	46	13you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave – whether it
47	47	14is commercial sex, housework, farm work or any other activity – call the National Human
48	48	15Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888. You can remain anonymous, and the Hotline is available
49	49	1624 hours a day, seven days a week.”
50	50	17 Such notice shall be provided in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Portuguese,
51	51	18and any other language as recommended by the board, whereby the English notice must cover at
52	52	19least one-half of the sign, to display in such shop, school or mobile business in a conspicuous
53	53	20manner clearly visible to the public and employees.
54	54	21 (b) The board shall periodically, and at least annually, consult with the attorney general
55	55	22as to whether a sample sign pursuant to subsection (a) shall be provided in any other language.