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HB2469 • 2026

study committee; human trafficking

HB2469 - study committee; human trafficking

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Mariana Sandoval, Anna Abeytia, Cesar Aguilar, Lorena Austin, Seth Blattman, Janeen Connolly, Lupe Contreras, Patty Contreras, Quantá Crews, Brian Garcia, Sarah Liguori, Elda Luna-Nájera, Aaron Márquez, Christopher Mathis, Mae Peshlakai, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Myron Tsosie, Betty J Villegas, Lela Alston, Denise “Mitzi” Epstein, Rosanna Gabaldón, Analise Ortiz
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify how the committee will be funded or what specific training methods will be evaluated, leaving these points uncertain.

Human Trafficking Employee Education Study Committee

This bill establishes a committee to study training methods for retail and lodging employees on identifying human trafficking victims.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the Human Trafficking Employee Education Study Committee.
  • Sets membership requirements, including representatives from various government agencies, businesses, academic institutions, and tribal communities.
  • Requires the committee to meet at least twice or more frequently as needed.
  • Directs the committee to evaluate training methods for retail and lodging employees on identifying human trafficking victims in both urban and rural areas.
  • Requires the committee to submit a report with recommendations by June 30, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Arizona House and Senate
  • Governor's office and other state agencies
  • Businesses involved in retail and lodging industries
  • Academic researchers on human trafficking

Terms To Know

Study Committee
A group of people appointed to investigate a specific issue or topic.
Human Trafficking
The illegal trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of abuse.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the committee will be funded.
  • It is unclear what specific training methods the committee will evaluate.
  • The report's recommendations may or may not lead to further legislation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    House Judiciary: None

  4. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2469 - study committee; human trafficking

Current Bill Text

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HB2469 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
study committee; human trafficking

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2469

Introduced by

Representatives
Sandoval: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Blattman, Connolly, Contreras L,
Contreras P, Crews, Garcia, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Mathis, Peshlakai,
Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Alston, Epstein,
Gabald�n, Ortiz

AN
ACT

establishing the human trafficking
employee education study committee.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Human trafficking employee education study
committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal

A. The human trafficking
employee education study committee is established and consists of the following
members:

1. Two members of the house
of representatives who are appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives and who are from different political parties.

2. Two members of the
senate who are appointed by the president of the senate and who are from
different political parties.

3. One member from the
governor's council to combat human trafficking in Arizona who is appointed by
the governor.

4. The attorney general or
the attorney general's designee.

5. The director of the
department of public safety or the director's designee.

6. The director of the
department of emergency and military affairs or the director's designee.

7. One member who is from a
chamber of commerce of a county with a population of more than four million
persons and who is appointed by the governor.

8. One member who is from a
chamber of commerce of a county with more than one million persons but less
than four million persons and who is appointed by the governor.

9. One member who is from
the greater Phoenix economic council and who is appointed by the governor.

10. One member who is from
the office of sex trafficking intervention research at Arizona state university
and who is appointed by the governor.

11. One member who is
currently employed in academia, who holds a doctorate degree, who conducts
research on human trafficking or identifying victims of human trafficking and
who is appointed by the governor.

12. One member who has
practical experience with human trafficking and who is appointed by the
governor.

13. One member who is a
licensed health care provider in this state, who has experience treating
victims of human trafficking and who is appointed by the governor.

14. One member who is a
licensed social worker, who works in a middle or high school and who is
appointed by the governor.

15. One member who is a
certified peace officer with experience in human trafficking and who is
appointed by the governor.

16. One member who is from
a tribal community.

B. The members of the board
shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.

C. The house of
representatives shall provide the committee with administrative support.

D. The members of the
committee are eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title
38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.

E. The study committee
shall:

1. Meet a minimum of two
times or more frequently at the request of the chairperson or vice chairperson.

2. Evaluate options and
methods of training retail and lodging business employees on how to identify
and respond to possible victims of human trafficking in both urban and rural
areas.

F. On or before June 30,
2028, the committee shall submit a report regarding the committee's activities
and recommendations for educating retail and lodging businesses about human
trafficking to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the
house of representatives and shall provide a copy of the report to the
secretary of state.

G. This section is repealed
from and after December 31, 2028.