Bill Text: TX HB3721 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human trafficking signs or notices.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Effective on 9/1/21 [HB3721 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB3721-Enrolled.html

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H.B. No. 3721

AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious
activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human
trafficking signs or notices.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 104.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the notice required under Subsection
(a), the sign must include the contact information for reporting
suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 2. Section 102.101(b), Business & Commerce Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the design,
content, and manner of display of the sign required by this
section. The sign must:
(1) be in both English and Spanish; [and]
(2) include the telephone number and Internet website
of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center; and
(3) include the contact information for reporting
suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 3. Section 125.002(f-1), Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
(f-1) If the defendant required to execute the bond is a
hotel, motel, or similar establishment that rents overnight lodging
to the public and the alleged common nuisance is under Section
125.0015(a)(6) or (7), the bond must also be conditioned that the
defendant will, in each of the defendant's lodging units on the
premises that are the subject of the suit, post in a conspicuous
place near the room rate information required to be posted under
Section 2155.001, Occupations Code, a sign that includes:
(1) an operating toll-free telephone number of a
nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims
of human trafficking; and
(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
activity to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 4. Section 402.0351(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the design
and content of a sign regarding services and assistance available
to victims of human trafficking to be displayed at transportation
hubs. The sign must be in both English and Spanish and include:
(1) the telephone number and Internet website of the
National Human Trafficking Resource Center; [and]
(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
activity to the Department of Public Safety; and
(3) the key indicators that a person is a victim of
human trafficking.
SECTION 5. Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the information required under
Subsection (a), the sign must include the contact information for
reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 6. Section 455.207(b), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The sign required by this section must:
(1) be in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and any
other language required by commission rule;
(2) include a toll-free telephone number of a
nationally recognized information and referral hotline for victims
of human trafficking; [and]
(3) include the contact information for reporting
suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety; and
(4) be displayed in a conspicuous place clearly
visible to the public.
SECTION 7. Section 1602.408(c), Occupations Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) The sign required by this section must be in English,
Spanish, and Vietnamese and include:
(1) a toll-free telephone number of a nationally
recognized information and referral hotline for victims of human
trafficking; and
(2) the contact information for reporting suspicious
activity to the Department of Public Safety.
SECTION 8. Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall, in collaboration with the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, develop guidance
for compliance with and notify affected license and permit holders
of the change in law made by this Act to Section 104.07, Alcoholic
Beverage Code.
SECTION 9. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the
attorney general shall, in collaboration with the Department of
Public Safety of the State of Texas, adopt the rules necessary to
implement the changes in law made by this Act to Section 102.101,
Business & Commerce Code, and Section 402.0351, Government Code.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022:
(1) a sexually oriented business shall comply with
Section 102.101, Business & Commerce Code, as amended by this Act;
and
(2) a transportation hub shall comply with Section
402.0351, Government Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 10. The change in law made by this Act to Section
125.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies only to a suit
filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit filed
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 11. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the
executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission
shall, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety of the
State of Texas, adopt the rules necessary to implement the change in
law made by this Act to Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, a hospital or abortion
facility shall comply with Section 245.025, Health and Safety Code,
as amended by this Act.
SECTION 12. (a) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Texas
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall, in collaboration with
the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, adopt the
rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act to
Sections 455.207 and 1602.408, Occupations Code.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022:
(1) a massage establishment or massage school shall
comply with Section 455.207, Occupations Code, as amended by this
Act; and
(2) a licensed facility as defined by Section
1602.408(a), Occupations Code, shall comply with Section 1602.408,
Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 13. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3721 was passed by the House on April
16, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3721 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor