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OPR bill would register massage establishments; agency says registration helps fight human trafficking
Summary
Proposed H.588 would create a registration program for massage establishments and grant immunity to trafficking victims who report crimes. OPR told the Senate committee registration and establishment disclosures would give investigators tools to deny or revoke operations tied to trafficking.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations examined sections of H.588 that would create a registration program for massage establishments and extend OPR enforcement tools aimed at combating human trafficking.
Jennifer Cohen, director of the Office of Professional Regulation, told the committee the establishment-registration framework is intended to give the agency and law-enforcement partners a way to close locations that facilitate trafficking. "This statutory framework for establishments would enable us to go in and shut down an establishment that is not operating lawfully," she said.
OPR explained the bill simplifies the definition of "massage establishment" so…
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