PRINTER'S NO. 600
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 644
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MERSKI, SANCHEZ, FREEMAN, NEILSON, HOHENSTEIN,
SAMUELSON, GALLOWAY, CIRESI, BURGOS, THOMAS AND ROZZI,
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 25, 2012 (P.L.1618, No.197),
2 entitled "An act providing for the National Human Trafficking
3 Resource Center Hotline Notification Act; imposing duties on
4 the Department of Labor and Industry; and prescribing
5 penalties," further providing for required posting.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of October 25, 2012
9 (P.L.1618, No.197), known as the National Human Trafficking
10 Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, is amended to read:
11 Section 3. Required posting.
12 (a) Sign.--An establishment shall post [a sign] signs
13 containing information regarding the National Human Trafficking
14 Resource Center Hotline. Any other [establishment or] business
15 may post a sign.
16 (b) Posting.--[Establishments shall post at least one sign]
17 An establishment shall post the signs required under subsection
18 (a) in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public and
19 employees of the establishment. The signs shall be posted in all
 1 of the following locations:
2 (1) In all restroom stalls.
3 (2) On all restroom mirrors.
4 (3) Above all hand driers and paper towel dispensers.
5 (4) Other locations determined to be appropriate by the
6 establishment.
7 (c) Size, information and design.--The sign shall be no
8 smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches.
9 (1) The Department of Labor and Industry shall design
10 the sign to include the following information:
11 (i) The National Human Trafficking Resource Center
12 Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
13 (ii) Victims of human trafficking are protected
14 under United States and Pennsylvania law.
15 (2) The Department of Labor and Industry may consult
16 with human trafficking victim advocates to determine other
17 information that may be included on the sign.
18 (3) The Department of Labor and Industry shall design
19 the sign to draw attention to the telephone number of the
20 National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline by showing
21 the number in bold type and large font.
22 (4) The sign shall be posted in English, Spanish and any
23 other language mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965
24 (Public Law 89-110, [42 U.S.C. § 1973] 52 U.S.C. § 10301 et
25 seq.) in the county where the sign will be posted.
26 (d) Notice.--
27 (1) The licensing authority shall provide notice of this
28 section on its Internet website.
29 (2) The Department of Labor and Industry shall provide
30 the sign required by subsection (a) on its Internet website
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1 for establishments and other businesses to print as needed.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0600: P.L.1618, No.197