All Roll Calls
Yes: 236 • No: 128
CaliforniaAB 3792025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Crimes: burglary.
Sponsored By: Maggy Krell (Democratic), Stephanie Nguyen (Democratic), Nick Schultz (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Stiff fines for hotels in trafficking cases
Hotels and motels face civil penalties when sex trafficking occurs on-site and a supervisor knew or recklessly ignored it and failed to notify within 24 hours, or when an employee benefits through work from a trafficking venture. Fines are $3,000 for a first violation, $10,000 for a second within 24 months, and $15,000 for a third or later within 24 months. For a fourth or later violation, a court may raise the fine up to $25,000 based on culpability and ability to pay. The Attorney General or local prosecutors may enforce, fines go to the Survivors Support Fund, and employees are not personally liable. Cases must be filed within five years, or within five years after the victim turns 18.
Funding for county trafficking prosecutions
The Office of Emergency Services funds up to 11 counties to vertically prosecute human trafficking cases. Counties must dedicate at least half of one deputy district attorney’s time and half of one investigator’s time to these cases, partner with advocacy groups, and report case results each year. Funds supplement existing resources, and up to 10% may cover state administrative costs. The Office must report program outcomes by January 1, 2028.
Stronger rules on voyeurism and images
The law makes invasive peering and secret recording of a person’s private body parts or sexual acts a crime. It also makes it a crime to share intimate images when you know, or should know, it will cause serious emotional distress and the person does suffer distress. Covered places include bedrooms, bathrooms, and changing rooms, and it applies when images are taken secretly or shared against an agreement to keep them private. Limited defenses include lawful reporting, court orders, and public proceedings.
More grants for survivor-led service groups
The Victim Compensation Board runs a grant program for community groups that serve sex trafficking survivors. Eligible groups are led by survivors or guided by strong survivor input and serve areas with high trafficking. A Survivors Support Fund in the State Treasury holds the money for these grants. Grants are available only when the Legislature appropriates the funds.
Businesses must post notices and train
If you run a listed business (for example, hotels, transit stations, ERs), you must post the DOJ human trafficking notice where the public can see it. The notice must be 8.5×11 inches, in 16‑point font, include the Be Free text line (233‑733) and the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and be in English, Spanish, and a third local language when required. DOJ supplies the model notice (initial by April 1, 2013; updated by January 1, 2019), and you must post the update on or after January 1, 2019. If you do not comply, you can be fined $1,000 for a first offense and $2,000 for each later offense, after notice and a 30‑day chance to fix; fines go to the Survivors Support Fund. If you operate an intercity rail, light rail, or bus station, you must give at least 20 minutes of trafficking training to covered staff by January 1, 2021 and going forward; an employee’s failure to report alone does not make the business liable.
New $1,000 fines for buying sex
It is illegal to loiter in public with intent to buy commercial sex; examples include circling an area or repeatedly stopping. This offense carries a $1,000 fine. If you give money or something of value to buy sex in violation of the law, you also face a $1,000 fine. These fines are deposited into the Survivors Support Fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Maggy Krell
Democratic • House
Stephanie Nguyen
Democratic • House
Nick Schultz
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Patrick Ahrens
Democratic • House
Juan Alanis
Republican • House
David Alvarez
Democratic • House
Blanca Blanca Rubio
Democratic • House
Anna Caballero
Democratic • Senate
Lisa Calderon
Democratic • House
Shannon Grove
Republican • Senate
Josh Hoover
Republican • House
Jacqui Irwin
Democratic • House
Maggy Krell
Democratic • House
Tom Lackey
Republican • House
Mark Mark González
Democratic • House
Michelle Michelle Rodriguez
Democratic • House
Stephanie Nguyen
Democratic • House
Liz Ortega
Democratic • House
Blanca Pacheco
Democratic • House
Diane Papan
Democratic • House
Darshana R. Patel
Democratic • House
Cottie Petrie-Norris
Democratic • House
Sharon Quirk-Silva
Democratic • House
Rhodesia Ransom
Democratic • House
Susan Rubio
Democratic • Senate
Esmeralda Soria
Democratic • House
Buffy Wicks
Democratic • House
Anamarie Ãvila FarÃas
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 7/14/2025
Item 122 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 33 • No: 2
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/10/2025
Vote in CS72
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 5/15/2025
Item 149 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 74 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/7/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 15 • No: 0
House vote • 5/1/2025
Item 101 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 56 • No: 21
House vote • 5/1/2025
Item 101 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 21 • No: 55
House vote • 5/1/2025
Item 101 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 18 • No: 50
legislature vote • 4/29/2025
Vote in CX18
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 82, Statutes of 2025.
7/30/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
7/30/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
7/18/2025legislatureIn Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
7/14/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 2. Page 2053.).
7/14/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
7/8/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 7).
7/7/2025SenateIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
6/18/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/10/2025SenateReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
5/28/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
5/15/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 1546.)
5/15/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/12/2025HouseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
5/8/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 7).
5/7/2025HouseJoint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 62. Noes 0. Page 1424.)
5/5/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on APPR.
5/5/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
5/1/2025HouseRead second time and amended.
5/1/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).
4/30/2025HouseJoint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Page 1307.)
4/28/2025HouseIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
4/24/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
3/28/2025HouseFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
3/27/2025HouseRe-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2/25/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
7/30/2025
Enrolled
7/16/2025
Amended Assembly
5/8/2025
Amended Assembly
5/1/2025
Amended Assembly
3/27/2025
Amended Assembly
2/24/2025
Introduced
2/3/2025