Broadens public awareness signage to include notices in Chinese and Korean.
This bill requires human trafficking awareness signs to be displayed in four languages - English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean - instead of the current two (English and Spanish). It applies to businesses and facilities already mandated to display such signs, including strip clubs, massage businesses, airports, bars, hotels, and emergency rooms. The signs must meet specific size and font requirements (8.5x11 inches, 16-point font) and include the national human trafficking hotline information. The change follows a 2024 State Commission of Investigation report recommending expanded language accessibility for vulnerable communities. The law takes effect immediately.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
General Assembly Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
74–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 78
Feb 27, 2025
D
Democratic50
94% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
3 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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