By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1219
 
  (Thompson of Harris)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to human trafficking signs at certain transportation hubs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 402.0351 to read as follows:
         Sec. 402.0351.  REQUIRED POSTING OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS
  AT CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION HUBS. (a)  In this section,
  "transportation hub" means a bus, bus stop, train, train station,
  rest area, or airport.
         (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 key indicators that a person is a victim of
  human trafficking.
         (c)  The attorney general by rule shall prescribe the
  transportation hubs that are required to post a sign described by
  Subsection (b).
         (d)  A person who operates a transportation hub that is
  required to post a sign under Subsection (c) shall post a sign
  described by Subsection (b) at the transportation hub.  The
  attorney general:
               (1)  by rule shall prescribe the manner the sign must be
  displayed at the transportation hub and any exceptions to the sign
  posting requirement under this section; and
               (2)  shall enforce this section.
         (e)  In adopting the rules under Subsection (b), the attorney
  general shall consult with the Texas Department of Transportation.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2020, the attorney
  general shall adopt the rules required by Section 402.0351,
  Government Code, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.