HB47 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jack Williams
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, posting in lounges and on Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Industrial Relations Department Internet website, required, penalties
Summary: HB47 would require certain Alabama lounges and related establishments to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information and make posters available online, with penalties for noncompliance.
What This Bill Does
It requires owners of specific establishment types to display a National Human Trafficking Hotline poster at entrances in multiple languages. It also requires the poster to be accessible on the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations websites, with printing or mailing options for businesses. It imposes fines up to $50 per violation, with each day of noncompliance counted as a separate violation, and notes that the bill is exempt from local expenditure requirements due to creating or amending a crime; it becomes effective January 1, 2012.

Who It Affects
Establishment owners/managers of liquor-licensed venues (especially those without a food permit), hotels cited as nuisances, certain massage parlors, airports and train/bus stations, and adult entertainment venues; they must display the poster and may face fines for noncompliance.
State agencies (Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations); they must host the poster on their websites and provide notices of mandatory compliance to businesses.

Key Provisions
Requires posting of a National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline poster at the entrance of specified establishments, with the poster no smaller than 8 1/2 by 11 inches and including hotline information and explanatory content.
The poster must include 24/7 availability, anonymity, multilingual accessibility, and information about help and referrals.
Poster must be available on the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Department of Industrial Relations websites; owners may print from these sites or request mailing for printing and postage.
Language requirements specify English, Spanish, and other languages deemed appropriate by the Department of Industrial Relations Director.
Violations carry a fine not to exceed $50 per violation, with each day of noncompliance considered a separate violation.
The bill is considered exempt from certain local-funds expenditure requirements under Amendment 621 because it defines or amends a crime, and it becomes effective January 1, 2012.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses