Suffolk County no longer plans to outlaw hourly rates at hotels and motels but will instead try to enforce a six-hour minimum to help law enforcement combat human and sex trafficking, a Suffolk lawmaker leading the change said.

The bill introduced last month — which could be approved as early as Dec. 16 — is undergoing several revisions after feedback from the hospitality industry, which argued there are legitimate reasons hotels offer rooms for less than an overnight stay, and advocates for sex trafficking victims who praised the legislation as an effective tool.

Legis. Chad Lennon (C-Rocky Point), the bill’s lead sponsor, told Newsday Friday while the legislation "is not going to resolve the issue in its entirety," it’s a way to help eliminate a "safe haven" for traffickers.

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