Bill > S3327

Introduced Session

This bill requires the Commission on Human Trafficking to issue a report to the Governor and Legislature related to anti-trafficking efforts the State may undertake as a host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The bill requires the commission to: (1) evaluate existing law concerning human trafficking, and make recommendations for legislation and attorney general guidelines and directives to address the potential increase in human trafficking related crimes prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup; (2) review existing assistance programs and analyze whether the programs need to be expanded to respond to the increased risk of human trafficking crimes prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup; (3) promote a coordinated response by public and private resources prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and (4) develop mechanisms to promote public awareness of human trafficking, victim remedies and services, and trafficking prevention including the creation of a public awareness sign to inform the State that persons may be trafficked into the State and United States prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Under the bill, the report is required to include, but not be limited to, recommendations on: (1) best practices the State may take in order to raise awareness of trafficking and how to identify trafficking victims; (2) information campaigns that raise awareness of the risk of human trafficking at large events; (3) the State issuing public service announcements prior to and during the World Cup to inform soccer fans that persons may be trafficked into the State and United States during the event; (4) the State establishing additional human trafficking hotlines for a period of time leading up to and during the World Cup; (5) changes that may be made to State laws related to human trafficking; (6) guidelines and directives to be issued by the Attorney General concerning the identification of and response by law enforcement and prosecuting agencies to the potential increase in human trafficking related crimes prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup; (7) engaging State and local organizations to aid with assessing risk and adopting necessary mitigation strategies; and (8) any other issues the Commission deems relevant for the prevention of human trafficking during the World Cup. The bill also requires the Commission to develop for distribution a public awareness sign related to the World Cup and requires any entity or business which is currently required to post human trafficking signs to also post the public awareness sign related to the World Cup. The commission is required to publish the report six months after the effective date of the bill. Finally, the bill requires the Attorney General to issue directives to any or all law enforcement and prosecuting agencies in the State related to the identification of and response to the increased risk of human trafficking crimes prior to and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Holly Schepisi (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 06/03/2024)

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