WKRN News 2 reporter Alexia Tsiropoulos says Tennessee’s new year brings a stack of new laws, “covering everything from human trafficking to domestic violence.” But one of the most unusual changes, she reports, is aimed at tattoo artists – people who normally think in lines, shading, and sterile gloves, not public safety.
Tsiropoulos calls it the “Ink of Hope Act,” and she says it adds human trafficking intervention training to the list of requirements for tattoo artists in Tennessee. The idea is simple on paper: the people who spend long, close hours with clients might be in a rare position to notice when something feels off.
FOX Nashville reporter Madeleine Nolan frames it the same way, saying the new law puts tattoo artists on the “front lines” of trafficking awareness…