Bills

HB 1960: AG; DLE; HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS; TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS SECTOR; TRAINING; SIGNAGE; REPORTING; PENALTIES; RULES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-06

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector.  Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers, keep records of the training, post signage, and develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking.  Establishes penalties.  Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3MIN
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House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs33SEC
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House Standing Committee on Labor23SEC
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House Standing Committee on Tourism4MIN
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House Standing Committee on Tourism

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Feb 5, 2026

House Standing Committee on Agriculture & Food Systems

House Standing Committee on Tourism1MIN
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