HB0411 • 2026

Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rep. Peck, Nicholeen P.
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: House/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments

This bill directs the attorney general to seek a three-digit dialing code for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

What This Bill Does

This bill directs the attorney general to seek a three-digit dialing code for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed
House/ filed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ failed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-03 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-03-03 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-03-03 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-27 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-27 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-27 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-26 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-26 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-23 House Transportation Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-23 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-23 House Transportation Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-19 House Rules Committee
Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
2026-02-19 House Transportation Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-11 Released
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2026-02-11 Version Sponsor
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2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Agency
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2026-02-02 Released
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2026-02-02 Version Sponsor
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2026-01-29 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-29 Clerk of the House
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2026-01-28 Legislative Research and General Counsel
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Official Summary Text

This bill directs the attorney general to seek a three-digit dialing code for the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

Current Bill Text

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67-5-41
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Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck
Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill directs the attorney general to seek a three-digit dialing code for the National
Human Trafficking Hotline.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
no later than December 31, 2026, requires the attorney general, in coordination with the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to petition the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a rulemaking regarding the designation
or use of a three-digit dialing code to access the National Human Trafficking Hotline
(hotline);
if the FCC approves a three-digit dialing code for the hotline:
requires DHHS to coordinate with a federal agency and nonprofit entity to support
implementation of three-digit access to the hotline; and
authorizes the attorney general to coordinate with telecommunications providers and
to conduct public education and outreach regarding the availability of the dialing
code; and
clarifies that the state is not authorized to control numbering resources or require call
routing, except as permitted under federal law.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
67-5-41
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
67-5-41
is enacted to read:
67-5-41
. National Human Trafficking Hotline -- Three-digit access.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services created in
Section
26B-1-201
.
(b)
"National Human Trafficking Hotline" means the federally established, nationally
available hotline that:
(i)
provides assistance to victims of human trafficking and individuals seeking to
report suspected human trafficking; and
(ii)
is accessible through a 10-digit telephone number.
(2)
No later than December 31, 2026, the attorney general shall, in coordination with the
department, petition the Federal Communications Commission, in accordance with the
federal Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 551 et seq., and 47 C.F.R. Sec.
1.401, to initiate a rulemaking for the designation, reservation, or use of a three-digit
dialing code to provide access to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
(3)
If the Federal Communications Commission authorizes a three-digit dialing code for
access to the National Human Trafficking Hotline:
(a)
the department shall coordinate with the United States Department of Health and
Human Services and the nonprofit entity that operates the National Human
Trafficking Hotline to support implementation of access to the hotline through the
three-digit dialing code; and
(b)
the attorney general may:
(i)
coordinate with telecommunications providers operating in the state to facilitate
call routing in compliance with federal requirements; and
(ii)
conduct public education and outreach to inform residents of the availability of
the three-digit dialing code.
(4)
Nothing in this section authorizes the state to:
(a)
exercise authority over numbering resources, including the designation or reservation
of a three-digit dialing code; or
(b)
require call routing to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, except as authorized
under federal law.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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2-10-26 2:10 PM