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1		-	H.B. No. 3721
	1	+	By: Ellzey, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 3721
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021;
	3	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on State
	4	+	Affairs; May 14, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:
	5	+	Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 14, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious
6	12		activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human
7	13		trafficking signs or notices.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	15		SECTION 1. Section 104.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
10	16		amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
11	17		(a-1) In addition to the notice required under Subsection
12	18		(a), the sign must include the contact information for reporting
13	19		suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
14	20		SECTION 2. Section 102.101(b), Business & Commerce Code, is
15	21		amended to read as follows:
16	22		(b) The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the design,
17	23		content, and manner of display of the sign required by this
18	24		section. The sign must:
19	25		(1) be in both English and Spanish; [and]
20	26		(2) include the telephone number and Internet website
21	27		of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center; and
22	28		(3) include the contact information for reporting
23	29		suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
24	30		SECTION 3. Section 125.002(f-1), Civil Practice and
25	31		Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
26	32		(f-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a
27	33		hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging
28	34		to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section
29	35		125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the
30	36		defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the
31	37		premises that are the subject of the suit, post in a conspicuous
32	38		place near the room rate information required to be posted under
33	39		Section 2155.001, Occupations Code, a sign that includes:
34	40		(1) an operating toll-free telephone number of a
35	41		nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims
36	42		of human trafficking; and
37	43		(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
38	44		activity to the Department of Public Safety.
39	45		SECTION 4. Section 402.0351(b), Government Code, is amended
40	46		to read as follows:
41	47		(b) The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the design
42	48		and content of a sign regarding services and assistance available
43	49		to victims of human trafficking to be displayed at transportation
44	50		hubs. The sign must be in both English and Spanish and include:
45	51		(1) the telephone number and Internet website of the
46	52		National Human Trafficking Resource Center; [and]
47	53		(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
48	54		activity to the Department of Public Safety; and
49	55		(3) the key indicators that a person is a victim of
50	56		human trafficking.
51	57		SECTION 5. Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code, is
52	58		amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
53	59		(a-1) In addition to the information required under
54	60		Subsection (a), the sign must include the contact information for
55	61		reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
56	62		SECTION 6. Section 455.207(b), Occupations Code, is amended
57	63		to read as follows:
58	64		(b) The sign required by this section must:
59	65		(1) be in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and any
60	66		other language required by commission rule;
61	67		(2) include a toll-free telephone number of a
62	68		nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims
63	69		of human trafficking; [and]
64	70		(3) include the contact information for reporting
65	71		suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety; and
66	72		(4) be displayed in a conspicuous place clearly
67	73		visible to the public.
68	74		SECTION 7. Section 1602.408(c), Occupations Code, is
69	75		amended to read as follows:
70	76		(c) The sign required by this section must be in English,
71	77		Spanish, and Vietnamese and include:
72	78		(1) a toll-free telephone number of a nationally
73	79		recognized information and referral hotline for victims of human
74	80		trafficking; and
75	81		(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
76	82		activity to the Department of Public Safety.
77	83		SECTION 8. Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas
78	84		Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall, in collaboration with the
79	85		Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, develop guidance
80	86		for compliance with and notify affected license and permit holders
81	87		of the change in law made by this Act to Section 104.07, Alcoholic
82	88		Beverage Code.
83	89		SECTION 9. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the
84	90		attorney general shall, in collaboration with the Department of
85	91		Public Safety of the State of Texas, adopt the rules necessary to
86	92		implement the changes in law made by this Act to Section 102.101,
87	93		Business & Commerce Code, and Section 402.0351, Government Code.
88	94		(b) Not later than January 1, 2022:
89	95		(1) a sexually oriented business shall comply with
90	96		Section 102.101, Business & Commerce Code, as amended by this Act;
91	97		and
92	98		(2) a transportation hub shall comply with Section
93	99		402.0351, Government Code, as amended by this Act.
94	100		SECTION 10. The change in law made by this Act to Section
95	101		125.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies only to a suit
96	102		filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit filed
97	103		before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
98	104		effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in
99	105		effect for that purpose.
100	106		SECTION 11. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the
101	107		executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission
102	108		shall, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety of the
103	109		State of Texas, adopt the rules necessary to implement the change in
104	110		law made by this Act to Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code.
105	111		(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, a hospital or abortion
106	112		facility shall comply with Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code,
107	113		as amended by this Act.
108	114		SECTION 12. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas
109	115		Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall, in collaboration with
110	116		the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, adopt the
111	117		rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
112	118		Sections 455.207 and 1602.408, Occupations Code.
113	119		(b) Not later than January 1, 2022:
114	120		(1) a massage establishment or massage school shall
115	121		comply with Section 455.207, Occupations Code, as amended by this
116	122		Act; and
117	123		(2) a licensed facility as defined by Section
118	124		1602.408(a), Occupations Code, shall comply with Section 1602.408,
119	125		Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
120	126		SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
121		-	______________________________ ______________________________
122		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
123		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3721 was passed by the House on April
124		-	16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
125		-	voting.
126		-	______________________________
127		-	Chief Clerk of the House
128		-	I certify that H.B. No. 3721 was passed by the Senate on May
129		-	19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
130		-	______________________________
131		-	Secretary of the Senate
132		-	APPROVED: _____________________
133		-	Date
134		-	_____________________
135		-	Governor
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