| Chapter 149 |
| 2026 -- H 7649 Enacted 06/18/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- UNIFORM ACT ON PREVENTION OF AND REMEDIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING |
Introduced By: Representatives Dawson, McEntee, and Boylan |
| Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 11-67.1-20 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-67.1 entitled "Uniform |
| Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 11-67.1-20. Display of public-awareness sign — Penalty for failure to display. |
| (a) Any public or quasi-public transportation agency shall display a public-awareness sign |
| that contains the state and national human trafficking resource center hotline information in every |
| transportation station, rest area, and welcome center in the state that is open to the public. |
| (b) An employer shall display the public-awareness sign described in subsection (a) of this |
| section in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public at each of the |
| following locations in this state at which the employer has employees: |
| (1) A strip club or other sexually-oriented business; |
| (2) A business entity previously found to be a nuisance for prostitution; |
| (3) A job-recruitment center; |
| (4) A hospital; or |
| (5) An emergency-care provider. |
| (c) The department of labor and training shall impose a fine of three hundred dollars ($300) |
| per violation on an employer that knowingly fails to comply with subsection (b) of this section. |
| The fine shall be the exclusive remedy for failure to comply. |
| (d) All monies assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the violent crimes |
| indemnity account within the general fund, as established pursuant to § 12-25-28, for the purpose |
| of paying awards granted pursuant to the criminal injuries compensation act established pursuant |
| to the provisions of chapter 25 of title 12. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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