Bill > SB1036

This bill makes several key changes: 1. It amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to expand the grounds for denying or cancelling a liquor permit or license, including adding "drink solicitation" as a disqualifying offense. 2. It amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to allow courts to award attorney's fees and costs in civil actions related to certain criminal activities affecting health, safety, and welfare, and makes other changes to civil remedies. 3. It amends the Penal Code to expand the definition of "coercion" in the context of human trafficking, increase penalties for certain human trafficking offenses, and expand the criminal trespass law to apply to general residential operations (like residential treatment centers) serving vulnerable populations. 4. It requires general residential operations operating as residential treatment centers to post "No Trespassing" notices on their grounds and creates a criminal penalty for failing to do so. 5. It makes various other changes to the Health and Safety Code and Human Resources Code related to the regulation and oversight of facilities serving vulnerable populations. The bill generally aims to strengthen civil and criminal enforcement tools related to public safety, health, and welfare concerns, with a particular focus on human trafficking and facilities serving at-risk populations.

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