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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0411" sponsor="Nicholeen P. Peck" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1236" date="1/28/2026 12:01:10" printDate="01-28 12:11" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="1" uid="C67-5-S41_2026050620260506" sort="67 05 00410020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">67-5-41</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill directs the attorney general to seek a three-digit dialing code for the National <ln numlevel="1" lineno="6" slineno="0-6"/>Human Trafficking Hotline.</gd><hphead lineno="7">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">requires the attorney general, by December 31, 2026, to coordinate with a federal agency <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>and nonprofit entity to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>initiate a rulemaking regarding the designation or use of a three-digit dialing code to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12"/>access the National Human Trafficking Hotline (hotline);</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">authorizes the attorney general, if the FCC approves a three-digit dialing code, to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>coordinate with telecommunications providers and to conduct public education and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15"/>outreach regarding the availability of the dialing code; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16" level="1">clarifies that the state is not authorized to control numbering resources or require call <ln numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"/>routing, except as permitted under federal law.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="19">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="21">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="67-5-41" src="code" uid="C67-5-S41_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="67 05 00410020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24"><bold>67-5-41</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="25"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="0-26">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="67-5-41" type="enact" src="code" uid="C67-5-S41_2026050620260506" sort="67 05 00410020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-2" number="67-5-41" type="enact"><secline lineno="27">Section 1. Section <bold>67-5-41</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><catline lineno="28"><bold>67-5-41<parens/>. National Human Trafficking Hotline -- Three-digit access.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-14" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="69" groupid="54" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this section, "National Human Trafficking Hotline" means the federally <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-4"/>established, nationally available hotline that:</amend><subsection ssid="1-16" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="76" groupid="58" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">provides assistance to victims of human trafficking and individuals seeking to report <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-6"/>suspected human trafficking; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-17" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="81" groupid="62" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">operates through a 10-digit telephone number.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-5" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-21" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="26" groupid="20" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">No later than December 31, 2026, the attorney general shall:</amend><subsection ssid="1-6" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="24" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">coordinate with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-10"/>the nonprofit entity that operates the National Human Trafficking Hotline; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-18" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="85" groupid="65" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">petition the Federal Communications Commission, in accordance with the federal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-12"/>Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 551 et seq., and 47 C.F.R. Sec. <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-13"/>1.401, to initiate a rulemaking for the designation, reservation, or use of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-14"/>three-digit dialing code to provide access to the National Human Trafficking <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-15"/>Hotline.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-22" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="94" groupid="71" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">In preparing the petition described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="67-5-41(2)(a)(ii)">(2)(a)(ii)</xref>, the attorney general may <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-17"/>rely on data already available to the attorney general for inclusion in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-18"/>administrative record supporting the petition.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-8" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="41" groupid="32" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">If the Federal Communications Commission authorizes a three-digit dialing code for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-20"/>access to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, the attorney general may:</amend><subsection ssid="1-9" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="45" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">coordinate with telecommunications providers operating in the state to facilitate call <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-22"/>routing in compliance with federal requirements; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-10" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="50" groupid="39" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">conduct public education and outreach to inform residents of the availability of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-24"/>three-digit dialing code.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-11" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="55" groupid="43" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">Nothing in this section authorizes the state to:</amend><subsection ssid="1-12" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="60" groupid="47" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">exercise authority over numbering resources, including the designation or reservation <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-27"/>of a three-digit dialing code; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-13" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="65" groupid="51" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">require call routing to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, except as authorized <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-29"/>under federal law.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="56">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="57"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-28-26 12:11 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>