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