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PennsylvaniaHB 12862025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
An Act amending the act of October 25, 2012 (P.L.1618, No.197), known as the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, further providing for definitions; providing for train . . .ing requirements for public lodging establishments and for training requirements for third-party listing platforms and rental operators; further providing for enforcement, for violation, for affirmative defenses, for administrative penalties and for criminal penalties; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Sponsored By: Regina G. Young (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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7 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Lodging businesses face new trafficking rules
Pennsylvania hotels, motels, inns, and similar businesses offering more than 10 rooms for temporary paid stays must post human-trafficking notices. They must ensure workers with guest contact or room access complete training: existing workers within 90 days after the effective date, and new employees within 90 days of hire. Contractors must ensure their covered workers train; under contracts entered into or renewed after the effective date, training must precede guest services or room access, and failure to ensure compliance breaches the contract. Lodging businesses and contractors must keep signed, dated training acknowledgments—or qualifying prior-training records—during employment or the contract and for one year afterward. Records may be digital or paper; failure to keep them or provide them to authorized agencies upon request is a violation.
Rental hosts must train and certify
Short-term rental operators using online listing platforms must complete trafficking-awareness training and certify completion through the platform. These rentals cover residential or multifamily stays under 30 consecutive days, excluding public lodging establishments. Existing operators have 90 days after the effective date; operators starting on or after that date must train before offering a rental. Platforms must require training, provide a way to certify completion, and confirm receipt of acknowledgments or training records. Operators must keep digital or paper proof throughout platform use and for two years afterward; failure to keep or provide it to authorized agencies upon request is a violation.
Lodging violators get warnings before fines
For lodging and rental training violations, licensing authorities must first issue a warning and allow 90 days to fix the problem. Failure to fix it is a second violation, carrying a penalty of up to $250. Failure to fix it within 90 days after that penalty is a third violation, carrying up to $500. A third violation can also bring license suspension for up to one year, and each later day of noncompliance counts separately. Before assessing an administrative penalty, the authority must provide notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
Free trafficking training helps workers comply
The law takes effect one year after enactment. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency must consult statewide lodging and tourism industry groups, approve qualifying free training, and publish an online list. Required lessons cover trafficking and child sexual exploitation definitions, people at risk, warning signs, labor versus sex trafficking, response roles, and State Police reporting contacts and procedures. Training is valid for two years. Qualifying training completed within 12 months before the effective date counts: workers must provide a completion record, while rental operators attest through their platform.
Good-faith defenses protect lodging businesses
Lodging owners, operators, and managers can defend against training penalties by showing good-faith efforts to comply. Rental operators and listing platforms have a similar defense for their training duties. Platforms are protected from liability when they reasonably rely on operators’ statements that training is complete. The law also recognizes defenses involving lack of actual control and good-faith efforts to post required signs. Defendants must support their defenses with sworn statements giving the relevant facts.
Trafficking penalties help fund state grants
Licensing authorities must send at least 50% of the penalties they retain to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The same minimum share applies to penalties retained by municipalities or State Police when they start the enforcement action. The commission uses this money for grants under the state’s human-trafficking law. Total grant funding depends on the penalty money retained; the law sets no fixed funding amount.
Lodging training violations bring criminal penalties
The law extends existing criminal penalties for posting violations to lodging and short-term rental training violations. A first offense is a summary offense with a fine up to $100; another within 90 days of sentencing carries up to $250. A further violation within 90 days of the second sentencing is a misdemeanor with a fine up to $500. Each day of training noncompliance counts as a separate offense. After a qualifying training misdemeanor conviction, the court must notify the licensing authority upon receiving a certified conviction record; the authority may suspend the lodging or rental license for up to one year.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Regina G. Young
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Benjamin V. Sanchez
Democratic • House
Carol Hill-Evans
Democratic • House
Chris Pielli
Democratic • House
Danilo Burgos
Democratic • House
Dave Madsen
Democratic • House
David H. Zimmerman
Republican • House
Eric R. Nelson
Republican • House
G. Roni Green
Democratic • House
Gina H. Curry
Democratic • House
Jeremy Shaffer
Republican • House
Jim Haddock
Democratic • House
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democratic • House
Jose Giral
Democratic • House
Judith L. Schwank
Democratic • Senate
Justin C. Fleming
Democratic • House
Keith S. Harris
Democratic • House
Malcolm Kenyatta
Democratic • House
Mandy Steele
Democratic • House
Marylouise Isaacson
Democratic • House
Melissa Cerrato
Democratic • House
Milou Mackenzie
Republican • House
Nikki Rivera
Democratic • House
R. Lee James
Republican • House
Robert Leadbeter
Republican • House
Scott Conklin
Democratic • House
Steven R. Malagari
Democratic • House
Tarik Khan
Democratic • House
Tim Brennan
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 7/12/2026
House Bill 1286 PN3228, Final Passage
Yes: 48 • No: 2
Senate vote • 4/20/2026
House Bill 1286 PN2849 A02965, COLLETT Amendment No. A-2965
Yes: 47 • No: 0
committee vote • 3/17/2026
22 0
Yes: 22 • No: 0
committee vote • 2/2/2026
14 0
Yes: 14 • No: 0
committee vote • 2/2/2026
14 0
Yes: 14 • No: 0
House vote • 12/17/2025
House Bill 1286 PN2709, FINAL PASSAGE
Yes: 203 • No: 0
committee vote • 12/17/2025
37 0
Yes: 37 • No: 0
House vote • 12/16/2025
House Bill 1286 PN1462 A2255
Yes: 203 • No: 0
committee vote • 10/28/2025
26 0
Yes: 26 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Act No. 31 of 2026
7/20/2026GovernorApproved by the Governor
7/20/2026GovernorPresented to the Governor
7/12/2026HouseSigned in Senate
7/12/2026HouseSigned in House
7/12/2026HouseHouse concurred in Senate amendments (202-0)
7/12/2026HouseRe-reported on concurrence, as committed
7/12/2026HouseReferred to Rules
7/12/2026HouseThird consideration and final passage (48-2)
7/12/2026SenateRemoved from table
6/29/2026SenateLaid on the table
6/29/2026SenateRemoved from table
6/1/2026SenateLaid on the table
6/1/2026SenateAmended on third consideration (47-0)
4/20/2026SenateRe-reported as committed
3/17/2026SenateRe-referred to Appropriations
3/16/2026SenateSecond consideration
3/16/2026SenateFirst consideration
2/2/2026SenateReported as amended
2/2/2026SenateReferred to Judiciary
12/29/2025SenateThird consideration and final passage (203-0)
12/17/2025HouseRe-reported as committed
12/17/2025HouseRe-committed to Appropriations
12/16/2025HouseSecond consideration, with amendments
12/16/2025HouseRemoved from table
11/19/2025House
Bill Text
PN 3228
4/20/2026
PN 2849
2/2/2026
PN 2709
12/16/2025
PN 1462
4/22/2025
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