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HB490 • 2025

Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide

Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide

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Sponsor
Bazemore, Debra
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Required Human Trafficking Training for Hotels

This bill requires hotels to have a human trafficking training program, sets rules for retraining and definitions, establishes penalties, and removes conflicting laws.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a required human trafficking training program specifically for hotels.
  • Provides official definitions related to the new training requirements.
  • Sets up rules for when hotel staff must receive retraining.
  • Establishes penalties for failing to follow the training laws.
  • Removes any existing state laws that conflict with these new rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hotels operating in Georgia
  • Hotel employees who need to complete the training

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when this law will officially take effect.
  • The specific details of what must be taught during the training are not listed in the summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide