Texas HB589 empowers the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to combat human trafficking through an anti-trafficking unit, business.

Texas HB589 amends the Occupations Code to authorize the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to combat human trafficking. The bill allows the department to establish an anti-trafficking unit, identify businesses within regulated industries affected by human trafficking, and coordinate with the office of the attorney general, law enforcement agencies, and non-governmental entities. It also mandates confidentiality for records identifying victims of human trafficking and allows the department to withhold such information without a decision from the attorney general.

Texas HB589 empowers the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to combat human trafficking through an anti-trafficking unit, business.

Texas HB589 amends the Occupations Code to authorize the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to combat human trafficking. The bill allows the department to establish an anti-trafficking unit, identify businesses within regulated industries affected by human trafficking, and coordinate with the office of the attorney general, law enforcement agencies, and non-governmental entities. It also mandates confidentiality for records identifying victims of human trafficking and allows the department to withhold such information without a decision from the attorney general.