What's happening
This bill requires certain alcohol-serving establishments in New York to display signs with human trafficking hotline information to help victims.
Why it matters
Targets High-Risk Venues. By requiring human trafficking hotline information in establishments where revealing attire is permitted (e.g., certain bars, nightclubs, or adult entertainment venues), the bill focuses on places where trafficking victims are statistically more likely to be present or exploited.
Prioritizes Victim Access and Awareness. The mandated signage must be conspicuous and multilingual (primarily English and Spanish), directly addressing the challenge that many victims are unaware of available resources or how to seek help.
Creates Accountability for Compliance. Establishments that fail to display the required signs face daily civil penalties, providing a clear incentive for compliance and making it more likely that vital information will reach those in need.
Ensures Up-to-Date Information. The bill requires rapid updates to signage if hotline numbers change, ensuring that victims and bystanders always have access to current, actionable contact information for assistance.
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Post Human Trafficking Hotline Signs
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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to economic development
- Print number 3192a
- Amend and recommit to economic development
- Referred to economic development
Companion bill
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Post Human Trafficking Hotline Signs
In Senate Committee · Alcoholism And Substance Abuse · Sponsor Jamaal Bailey
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3192--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, RIVERA, JAFFEE, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to promoting the education of the human trafficking information and referral hotlines to assist individuals from becoming or freeing themselves from any act of severe forms of sex trafficking
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Legislative findings. Presently, there is no law requiring wine and beer establishments to post a notification regarding the offense of human trafficking. About 80 percent of trafficking victims are often forced into the sex-slave trade industry. In many of these cases, women and men are forced to be hosts or servers in establishments that serve alcohol in bars or entertainment clubs. Furthermore, outreach services are widely unknown to victims of trafficking. The purpose of this act is to promote the education of the federal toll free human trafficking referral hotlines.
§ 2. The alcoholic beverage control law is amended by adding a new section 65-e to read as follows:
§ 65-e. Posting of signs relating to human trafficking. 1. The authority shall prepare, print and distribute across the state to any establishment that permits any person to appear on licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, a sign or poster meeting the following specifications:
(a) Conspicuous lettering stating "Notice on Human Trafficking: Obtaining forced labor or service is a crime under federal law. If you
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or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, you are encouraged either to call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center toll free number at 1-888-373-7888 or to get immediate help call the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force Complaint Line at 1-888-428-7581 (voice and TTY). You may remain anonymous."
(b) (i) The sign must be at least eight and one-half inches high and eleven inches wide. The English notice must cover approximately twothirds of the sign, and Spanish and any other language that the authority deems necessary to display on the notice should cover one-third of the sign.
(ii) If the National Human Trafficking Resource Center toll free number or the Trafficking in Persons and Worker Exploitation Task Force Complaint Line number changes, the authority is required to reissue the sign or poster with the change within thirty days to any person, corporation, partnership, other business establishment with a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and any establishment that permits any person to appear on licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola.
(c) Any person, corporation, partnership, or other business establishment with a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and any establishment that permits any person to appear on licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, shall display, in an upright position and in a conspicuous place where it can be easily read by clientele and employees of the establishment, such sign or poster upon receiving it from the authority.
2. Any person, corporation, partnership, or other business establishment with a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and any establishment that permits any person to appear on licensed premises in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or permit any female to appear in such a manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day of violation.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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