Senate passes bill to add human‑trafficking information, QR codes to interstate rest areas

The Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 95 on Jan. 21, 2026, approving signage at interstate rest areas that includes information and QR codes to help victims or observers identify signs of human trafficking. The bill was moved from the uncontested calendar by the senator from Prince William and passed without recorded opposition.

Sponsor remarks said the measure’s purpose is to 'further enhance how to self identify signs of human trafficking in, on interstate rest stops' through QR codes and other information. The chair called the question and the clerk recorded the vote as Ayes 40, Noes 0, and the chair declared SB95 passed.

The transcript records the bill on the uncontested calendar and the sponsor’s short floor statement explaining its intent; no roll‑call debate on policy specifics is recorded in the floor transcript.