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Senate committee backs petition for a 3‑digit human‑trafficking hotline
Summary
The Senate Transportation committee recommended HB411 to the Senate floor, a bill directing Utah to join a multi‑state petition to the FCC seeking a nationwide 3‑digit human‑trafficking hotline; survivors and advocates urged the measure as a simple, accessible pathway for victims to seek help.
Representative Nicholeen P. Peck appeared before the Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Standing Committee to introduce House Bill 411, which would instruct Utah to participate in a multi‑state petition to the Federal Communications Commission to establish a three‑digit human‑trafficking hotline. "We don't memorize numbers anymore," Peck told the committee, arguing a short, memorable number could lower barriers for victims seeking help.
Advocates and survivors told the panel why they support the idea. Wendy Jensen Nichols, founder of the…
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