Housing: public accommodations; information with human trafficking hotline; require hotels and motels to post. Amends secs. 2 & 3 of 2016 PA 62 (MCL 752.1032 & 752.1033).
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- Passed Senate
- Passed House
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Overview
This bill requires hotels and motels in Michigan to post notices about the state’s human trafficking hotline. The notices are intended to provide information to guests and staff who may encounter situations involving human trafficking. The bill expands the locations where these notices must be displayed to include rest stops, welcome facilities, bus and rail stations, and properties found to be linked to public nuisances related to prostitution or trafficking. It clarifies definitions related to ‘hotel’ and ‘human trafficking notice’ within the existing Human Trafficking Notification Act.
Key provisions
- Requires hotels and motels to post notices about the human trafficking hotline.
- Expands posting locations to include rest stops, welcome facilities, and bus/rail stations.
- Requires posting on properties linked to prostitution or human trafficking.
- Defines ‘hotel’ for the purpose of the law.
- Defines ‘human trafficking notice’.
- Mandates posting by the Department of Transportation and local government entities.
- Applies to public airports.
Who is affected
- Hotels
- Motels
- Local government entities (operating rest stops/welcome facilities)
- Public transportation authorities
- Property owners with nuisance properties
Notable changes
- Expands the list of entities required to post notices to include hotels and motels.
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