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NJ S3934
NJ S3934Requires hotels to establish telecommunications system that connects callers directly to NJ Human Trafficking Hotline; requires hotel employees to report human trafficking alerts to law enforcement.
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Introduced
03/12/2026
03/12/2026
In Committee
03/12/2026
03/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires hotels to establish a telecommunications system that connects callers directly to the New Jersey Human Trafficking Hotline when "4-8" is dialed from a guest room telephone. The bill also requires hotel employees to report human trafficking alerts to law enforcement. The bill defines "hotel" as "any building, including but not limited to any related structure, accessory building, and land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which contains 10 or more units of dwelling space or has sleeping facilities for 25 or more persons and is kept, used, maintained, advertised as, or held out to be a place where sleeping or dwelling accommodations are available to transient or permanent guests." An owner of a building or structure that qualifies as a hotel under current law or registered as a hotel with the Commissioner of Community Affairs is required to establish and maintain a telecommunications system that allows a person to dial "4-8" from a guest room telephone to connect that person directly to the New Jersey Human Trafficking Hotline. Additionally, the bill requires that at least one guest room telephone be installed and operational in each guest room. Under the bill, the telecommunications system is to be approved by the commissioner and registered with the Department of Community Affairs. Additionally, the telecommunications system is to be capable of providing an alert to a hotel employee when a person has dialed the number "4-8" on a guest room telephone. An employee who receives an alert is required to immediately report the alert to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The commissioner may exempt certain hotels or similar establishments from the requirements of this bill based on factors including the size of the establishment, the availability of guest room telephones, or other criteria as determined by the commissioner.
AI Summary
This bill mandates that hotels in New Jersey must implement a special phone system in guest rooms that directly connects anyone dialing "4-8" to the New Jersey Human Trafficking Hotline, a service operated by the state's Division of Criminal Justice. Hotels, defined as establishments with at least 10 dwelling units or sleeping accommodations for 25 or more people, are also required to ensure at least one working guest room telephone is available in every room. This telecommunications system must be approved by the Commissioner of Community Affairs and be able to alert a hotel employee when the "4-8" number is dialed; upon receiving such an alert, the employee must immediately report it to law enforcement. The Commissioner has the authority to exempt certain hotels from these requirements based on factors like size or the availability of phones.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee (on 03/12/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3934 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S4000/3934_I1.HTM |
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