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Committee adds massage parlors, nail salons to human-trafficking poster requirement and passes bill
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment that expands existing posting requirements to include massage parlors and nail salons, removes a 1,320-foot distance limit from interstates, and reinstates private clubs language after input from human-trafficking stakeholders; the bill passed as amended.
Senator Dave Wallace presented a bill to require human-trafficking awareness posters at specified facilities; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill as amended by voice vote.
Wallace said the original bill had limited a posting requirement by distance from an interstate to 1,320 feet; the amendment removed that limit so any facility adjacent to the interstate would be covered. He said private clubs were initially excluded but were restored after consultation with human-trafficking stakeholders because of a higher incidence of trafficking in those venues. The amendment also added massage parlors and nail salons to the list of covered facilities.
The committee moved to adopt the amendment, seconded, and approved the bill as amended by voice vote. Senator Wallace thanked the chair and members after the passage. The transcript records no roll-call vote or additional public testimony on the measure.
