[RSA 633:12 repealed by 2025, 63:7, effective November 1, 2026.]
633:12 Commission to Study Human Trafficking Within Illicit Massage Businesses; Established. –
There is hereby established a commission to study human trafficking within illicit massage businesses.
I. Notwithstanding RSA 14:49, the members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the criminal justice and public safety committee and one of whom shall be a member of the executive departments and administration committee.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The attorney general, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(e) The executive director of the New Hampshire office of professional licensure and certification, or designee.
(f) A representative from the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, appointed by the association.
(g) A county attorney, appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Counties.
(h) The executive director of the New Hampshire Municipal Association, or designee.
(i) The executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, or designee.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. The commission shall study:
(a) Prior efforts to combat human trafficking conducted by illicit massage businesses.
(b) Statewide and interstate collaboration to prevent the establishment of illicit massage businesses.
(c) Best practices to support victims of human trafficking found in illicit massage businesses.
(d) Regulation and licensure under RSA 328-H, relative to reflexologists, structural integrators, and Asian bodywork therapists, and RSA 328-B relative to massage therapists and massage establishments.
(e) Creation of a statewide database of licensure applications and issuances to businesses.
(f) Enhancing penalties for violation of RSA 633:7 relative to trafficking in persons and RSA 645:2 relative to prostitution and related offenses.
(g) Consumer protection and labor violations.
(h) Community-based approaches to preventing illicit massage businesses such as landlord education and engagement and termination of leases, as well as health and safety inspections.
(i) Preventing sexual harassment and assault against licensed massage therapists and other reflexology professionals.
IV. The commission may solicit input from any person or entity the committee deems relevant to its study.
V. The commission members shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective date of this section.
VI. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. The commission shall hold a minimum of 10 meetings over the course of its study. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
VII. The commission shall submit an interim report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2025. The commission shall submit a final report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.