Bills / H.B. 411
H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote (stopped here)
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill requires the state, through the Attorney General's office, to begin seeking federal approval from the FCC for a three-digit phone number that would connect callers to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. It does not create a new hotline, and the bill's wording makes later steps in the process optional.
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Official description
- no later than December 31, 2026, requires the attorney general, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to petition the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a rulemaking regarding the designation or use of a three-digit dialing code to access the National Human Trafficking Hotline (hotline)
- if the FCC approves a three-digit dialing code for the hotline:
- requires DHHS to coordinate with a federal agency and nonprofit entity to support implementation of three-digit access to the hotline
- authorizes the attorney general to coordinate with telecommunications providers and to conduct public education and outreach regarding the availability of the dialing code
- clarifies that the state is not authorized to control numbering resources or require call routing, except as permitted under federal law
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Transportation Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 56 yes, 2 no, 17 absentFinal House vote · Feb 26, 2026Who voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 12 no, 7 absentSenate vote, which failed · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 23, 2026 House Transportation Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (64 turns) →
- Feb 26, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (36 turns) →
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (21 turns) →