Senate Bill S8678

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires information concerning services for human trafficking victims in facilities at truck stops

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9814 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9814
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-d, Gen Bus L

2021-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires information concerning services for human trafficking victims in the sanitary facilities at truck stops.

2021-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8678
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 29, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law,  in  relation  to  information
   concerning  services  for  human  trafficking victims in facilities at
   truck stops
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  general  business  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 390-d to read  as follows:
   § 390-D. INFORMATION CONCERNING SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
 IN FACILITIES AT TRUCK STOPS. 1. THE OPERATOR OF ANY  TRUCK  STOP  SHALL
 MAKE  AVAILABLE  IN  PLAIN VIEW AND IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AND MANNER IN
 ALL SANITARY FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC  USE,  INFORMATIONAL  CARDS
 AND/OR SIGNS DEVELOPED BY:
   (I)  THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING; OR
   (II) THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
   2. ALL INFORMATIONAL CARDS AND SIGNS SHALL  ONLY  CONTAIN  INFORMATION
 CONCERNING  SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND SHALL PROMINENTLY
 INCLUDE THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TRUCK STOP" SHALL  MEAN  A  FACILITY
 THAT  HAS  THE  CAPACITY  TO  PROVIDE  FUEL  OR SERVICE, OR BOTH, TO ANY
 COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED ONE-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW OPERATING IN COMMERCE WHICH
 IS  LOCATED WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGH-
 WAY AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINE OF THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
 LAW  WHICH  HAS BEEN FUNCTIONALLY CLASSIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-
 PORTATION AS PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL - INTERSTATE  OR  PRINCIPAL  ARTERIAL  -
 OTHER  FREEWAY/EXPRESSWAY  ON  OFFICIAL  FUNCTIONAL  CLASSIFICATION MAPS
 APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO PART  470.105
 OF TITLE 23 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED FROM TIME  TO
 TIME.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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