AB 1684 California Assembly · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Civil actions: human trafficking.

Summary

Existing law authorizes a victim of human trafficking, as defined, to bring a civil action for actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, any combination of those, or any other appropriate relief, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to receive, investigate, conciliate, mediate, and prosecute complaints alleging certain unlawful practices, as specified. This bill would further authorize the department to receive, investigate, conciliate, mediate, and prosecute complaints alleging, and bring civil actions for, a victim of human trafficking, as described above. The bill would require any damages awarded in a civil action brought by the department to be awarded to the victim of human trafficking.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2016

Committee Review

Jun 2016

Assembly Passage

Apr 2016

Senate Passage

Jun 2016

Signed into Law

Jul 2016

Introduced Jan 20, 2016 Signed Jul 22, 2016

Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2016 · Assembly Apr 14, 2016

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 35

Jun 30, 2016

D Democratic24

22 Yea 2

91% Yea

R Republican11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 22, 2016

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jun 30, 2016

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (32-0-3)

senate

Jun 30, 2016

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Jun 27, 2016

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

upper

Jun 15, 2016

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Apr 28, 2016

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Apr 14, 2016

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (71-0-4)

assembly

Apr 6, 2016

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 6).

lower

Mar 28, 2016

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Mar 17, 2016

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Mar 16, 2016

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 15).

lower

Feb 8, 2016

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Jan 21, 2016

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee February 20.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors