Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB570: "Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act"; enact
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for inns and short-term rental properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for training policies and procedures; to provide for the retention of certain records; to provide for limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide an effective date; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for inns and short-term rental properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for training policies and procedures; to provide for the retention of certain records; to provide for limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide for exemptions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for inns and short-term rental properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for training policies and procedures; to provide for the retention of certain records; to provide for limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide for exemptions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act." SECTION 2. Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: S. B. LC 49 2811S "43-21-16. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Hosting platform' means an electronic platform used to advertise or facilitate the rental of a short-term rental property. (2) 'Human trafficking' means an offense provided for in Code Section 16-5-46. Such term shall include the use of force, …