Trafficking Bills 2025

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1				2025 Trafficking Bills
2				The 2025 session is nearly over. The deadline for all bills to pass their second house and any concurrence votes in their house of origin is September 12. Bills will then move to the governor's desk for his signature or veto by October 12.
3				Call/email: To find your assembly member or state senator and contact information, click here (findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov)
4				Contact the governor by phone (916-445-2841) or webmail form here.
5	Position	Bill #	Author	Short Description	Location/Status	Action	More Information
6	Support	AB 379	Schultz (D), Nguyen (D), Krell (D) et al	Establishes a fund for community-based organizations supporting victims of sex trafficking, makes it a misdemeanor to loiter with the intent to purchase sex punishable by, in addition to any other punishment, a fine of $1000 (fines to fund the support portion). After contentious dealings and hostile amendments, the felony portion for 16- and 17-year-olds was restored so long as the defendant is more than three years older than the victim. Additional penalties added for applicable businesses' failure to post notices regarding trafficking and for hotels whose employees demonstrate reckless disregard for trafficking taking place in their location. Based on availability, awards funds to up to 11 district attorneys' offices to employ a vertical prosecution methodology with regard to trafficking.	Signed by Governor and chaptered!		Passed Assembly May 15 Passed Senate July 14 33-2 (5 not voting)
7	Oppose unless amended	AB 495	Rodriguez	With the intent of protecting immigrant children from federal deportation issues, this bill would allow nearly any adult to enroll a child in school or school medical services by means of a loosely written caregiver's authorization affidavit. According to parental rights attorneys this applies to ANY children and should be opposed or amended to specifically apply just to the intended population with safeguards in the affidavit and its acceptance. They say that, as written, the measure could be used by traffickers and others with ill intent to abduct children.	Enrolled and to governor	Ask the governor to veto AB 495	Passed Assembly, Senate Judiciary and Human Services Comms. (Article linked)
8	Support	AB 528	Alanis (R)	Provides protection for victims of child pornography by limiting distribution of evidence	Senate Appropriations Comm. suspense file	Held under submission. Bill is dead.	Passed Assembly June 2, Sen. Public Safety July 1
9	Support	AB 1239	Dixon (R)	Amended 3-18-25. Now requires the department to include in the information made available on the OpenJustice Web portal information concerning arrests for human trafficking and the number of individuals who have been a victim of human trafficking.	Enrolled and to governor	Ask the governor to sign AB 1239	Passed Assembly June 3, Senate Sept 4
10	Support	AB 1375	Hoover (R)	Requires, when making a determination of the best interests of a child, a court to consider allegations that a parent has caused human trafficking of the child or other parent.	Enrolled and to governor	Ask the governor to sign AB 1375	Passed Assembly June 3, Senate August 25, Assembly concurrence 8-28
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12	Support	ACR 9	Pellerin (D)	Designates January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month (concurrent with Senate)	Enrolled		Adopted in Assembly 1-21-25, Senate 2-6-25
13	Support	SCR 10	Grove (R)	Designates January 2025 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month	Enrolled		Adopted by Senate 36-0 1-27-25, Assembly 2-6-25
14	Two-Year Bills
15	Support	AB 63	Rodriguez (D)	Reinstates loitering with intent to commit prostitution - Penal Code 653.22 Prohibits law enforcement from making an arrest solely based on the individual’s gender identity or sexual preference. The bill would also requires law enforcement, prior to making an arrest of the individual pursuant to these provisions, to document their attempts to offer the individual services.	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing pending		Testimony taken April 29 with no vote, pending "informational hearing" in the fall
16	Support	AB 292	Patterson, Alanis (R)	Expands crimes under the Three Strikes law to include felony domestic violence	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing pending	Hearing canceled by author
17	Support	AB 324	Sanchez (R)	Creates exception to California Values Act (limits on immigration enforcement) to allow law enforcement to investigate and arrest any person alleged to have been involved in sex trafficking	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing April 22	Hearing canceled by author	Also assigned to Judiciary
18	Support	AB 549	Gabriel (D)	Requires the Office of Emergency Services to consider ways to increase safety around and reduce the risk of human trafficking at mega sporting events	Asm Appropriations suspense file	Held in committee. Bill is dead.	Passed Asm Emergency Services April 22
19	Support	AB 603	Alanis (R)	Authorizes the forfeiture of property and proceeds acquired through human trafficking without the requirement to establish a pattern of criminal profiteering activity.	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing pending
20	Support	AB 633	Krell (D)	Expands vacatur relief to also be available for persons who were convicted of or arrested for any offense committed when they were under the age of 18 and while they were a victim of human trafficking	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing March 25	Pulled from hearing by author
21	Support	AB 1317	Nguyen (D)	Existing law authorizes the forfeiture of vehicles, boats, airplanes, money, negotiable instruments, securities, real property, or other things of value used for the purpose of facilitating the human trafficking of a victim under 18 years of age for purposes of a commercial sex act; this bill removes the age limitation.	Asm Public Safety Comm. hearing pending
22				FEDERAL BILLS
23	Position	Bill #	Author	Short Description	Location/Status	Action	More Information
24	Support	S. 146	Cruz (R-TX)	Take It Down Act - Requires covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions	Signed into law!		Passed Senate 2/13/25
25	Support	H.R. 633	Salazar (R-FL)	Take It Down Act - Requires covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions	Signed into law!		Passed House April 28
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