H3796 • 2025

An Act relative to human trafficking awareness

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Sponsor: Steven Ultrino
Last action: 2025-12-24
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to human trafficking awareness

An Act relative to human trafficking awareness By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to human trafficking awareness By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3796) of Steven Ultrino for legislation to require the Department of Transportation to post signs in highway rest stops and MBTA stations and vehicles alerting the public to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Transportation.
Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

2025-12-24 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-09-25 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Transportation
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to human trafficking awareness
By Representative Ultrino of Malden, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3796) of Steven Ultrino for legislation to require the Department of Transportation to post signs in highway rest stops and MBTA stations and vehicles alerting the public to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Transportation.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.3796

SECTION 1. Chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of Section 31 the following:-

Section 31A. The office of planning and programming shall provide a sample sign, to be approved by the general manager. Such sign shall be not less than eight and one-half inches high and eleven inches wide containing the following notice:

“WARNING. Obtaining forced labor or services is a crime under Massachusetts law. If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave – whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work or any other activity – call the National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888. You can remain anonymous, and the Hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”

Such notice shall be provided in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Portuguese, and any other language as recommended by the office of planning and programming, whereby the English notice must cover at least one-half of the sign, to display in all state highway and mass transit facilities and vehicles that are open to the public, including restrooms, in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public and employees.

(b) The office of planning and programming shall periodically, and at least annually, consult with the attorney general as to whether a sample sign pursuant to subsection (a) shall be provided in any other language.

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