Polaris Project's U.S. Policy Program is actively engaged on the state policy front on a national scale.  We work in multiple state arenas to strengthen existing laws, encourage increased implementation and utilization of current laws, and pass new anti-trafficking legislation at the state level, where appropriate and necessary.  While our method and level of involvement varies state-by-state, we often work in partnership with local advocacy groups and organizations, local coalitions, and grassroots community volunteers to support a locally-owned and locally-led anti-trafficking legislative approach.  We also advise state legislators and their legislative staff, and we have worked closely on legislative initiatives in over 25 states.

Polaris Project's Model Laws:

• Polaris Project Comprehensive Model State Legislation
• Polaris Project Model Massage Parlor Ordinance
• Polaris Project Model Massage Parlor Ordinance Explanatory

Polaris Project Summaries of Sample State Laws:

• Polaris Project Summary of New York State Anti-Trafficking Law
• Polaris Project Summary of New York Safe Harbor Act

General State Law Resources:

• Polaris Project Top 15 Problem Areas in State Bills on Trafficking in Persons

State-Specific Resources:

• Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery in Ohio: A Polaris Project Report
• Polaris Project Summary of Anti-Human Trafficking Bill: Massachusetts

Polaris Project's Current U.S. Policy Alert and Policy Alert Map:

• U.S. Policy Alert - 06/2008
  
• U.S. Policy Alert Map - 06/2008