Assembly Bill 824 aims to enhance the visibility of human trafficking resources by expanding the list of locations where a hotline poster must be displayed. The bill proposes to repeal the existing requirement for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to encourage the display of the poster at certain locations and instead adds new categories of establishments to the list. These new locations include lodging establishments, premises serving alcoholic beverages, tattoo establishments, job recruitment centers, community-based residential facilities, and public and private elementary and secondary schools.

Additionally, the bill renumbers and amends existing legal language related to the poster's availability and display. Specifically, it renumbers the section concerning the poster's availability from 165.71 (1) to 165.71 (1m) and updates the language to reflect that the poster will be available on the DOJ's website. The bill also creates several new subsections that define terms related to lodging establishments and other newly included locations, thereby broadening the scope of places where the hotline information can be accessed.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 165.71(2)(intro.), 165.71, 165.71(2)(b)