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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0053: SIGN REQUIRED.

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  1. BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE
  2. TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES
  3. SUBTITLE C. BUSINESS OPERATIONS
  4. CHAPTER 114. HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION IN COMMERCIAL LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. MEASURES TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING

The operator of a commercial lodging establishment shall display at the commercial lodging establishment a sign, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that:

(1) includes a statement that employees of the commercial lodging establishment are required to receive annual human trafficking training and may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for making a good faith report of a suspected act of human trafficking;

(2) includes information on how to recognize and report human trafficking, including a list of indicators of human trafficking;

(3) includes a phone number designated by the attorney general for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking or a violation of this chapter;

(4) includes the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety;

(5) is at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size and written in at least a 16-point font;

(6) is posted separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the establishment's employees; and

(7) is posted in a location that is easily visible to all employees.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 390), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:46:56Z. Source file · JSON

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