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AB 988 — Human trafficking: training content.
Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law establishes the offense of human trafficking. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to implement a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of human trafficking complaints and to develop guidelines for law enforcement response to human trafficking, as specified. This bill would additionally require the commission, upon the next regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to human trafficking, to create and make available training content on the U Visa, as specified.
Bill Text
- Enrolled 09/09/09 - Enrolled Current pdf September 09, 2009
- Amended 05/18/09 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2009
- Amended 04/22/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 22, 2009
- Amended 04/02/09 - Amended Assembly pdf April 02, 2009
- Introduced 02/27/09 - Introduced pdf February 27, 2009
- AB988 View text html
Action History
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Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
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Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
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Vetoed by Governor.
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Enrolled and to the Governor at 7 p.m.
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In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 2108.)
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Read second time. To third reading.
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From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 1676.)
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Read second time. To third reading.
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.) (May 13).
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From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 28).
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Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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Read first time.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
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Introduced. To print.
Sponsors
- Brownley · Primary
- Ma · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Brownley
Co-sponsors (1)
- Ma
Not signed on (120)
120 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 120 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 10% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (41)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Harman | — | Yea |
| Yee | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Negrete | — | Yea |
| Runner | — | Yea |
| Cogdill | — | Yea |
| Hollingsworth | — | Nay |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Corbett | — | Yea |
| Ducheny | — | Not Voting |
| Kehoe | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Liu | — | Yea |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Oropeza | — | Not Voting |
| Pavley | — | Yea |
| Alquist | — | Yea |
| Benoit | — | Not Voting |
| Dutton | — | Yea |
| Price | — | Not Voting |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Nay |
| Wiggins | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Aanestad | — | Yea |
| Ashburn | — | Nay |
| Maldonado | — | Yea |
| Simitian | — | Yea |
| Wolk | — | Yea |
| Wyland | — | Nay |
| Correa | — | Yea |
| Cox | — | Yea |
| DeSaulnier | — | Not Voting |
| Denham | — | Yea |
| Florez | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock | — | Yea |
| Cedillo | — | Yea |
| Benoit | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Huff | — | Yea |
| Leno | — | Yea |
| Steinberg | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 68 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 11% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (92)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Chesbro | — | Yea |
| Eng | — | Yea |
| Evans | — | Yea |
| Fuentes | — | Yea |
| Fuller | — | Yea |
| Galgiani | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Yea |
| Garrick | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hayashi | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| La | — | Yea |
| Torre | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| Huffman | — | Yea |
| Fletcher | — | Yea |
| Bonnie | — | Yea |
| Beall | — | Yea |
| Blakeslee | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Coto | — | Yea |
| Lieu | — | Yea |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Monning | — | Yea |
| Nava | — | Yea |
| V. | — | Yea |
| Manuel | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Salas | — | Yea |
| Saldana | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Yamada | — | Yea |
| Bill | — | Not Voting |
| Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Tom | — | Not Voting |
| Berryhill | — | Not Voting |
| Duvall | — | Nay |
| Hagman | — | Nay |
| Harkey | — | Not Voting |
| Jeffries | — | Not Voting |
| Anderson | — | Nay |
| Bass | — | Yea |
| Logue | — | Nay |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Ruskin | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Smyth | — | Yea |
| Swanson | — | Yea |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Torrico | — | Yea |
| Tran | — | Yea |
| Adams | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Block | — | Yea |
| Blumenfield | — | Yea |
| Brownley | — | Yea |
| Buchanan | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Huber | — | Yea |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Nestande | — | Yea |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Silva | — | Nay |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Torres | — | Yea |
| Villines | — | Nay |
| Emmerson | — | Yea |
| Feuer | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DeVore | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Charles | — | Yea |
| De | — | Yea |
| Leon | — | Yea |
| John | — | Yea |
| A. | — | Yea |
| Perez | — | Yea |
| Audra | — | Nay |
| Krekorian | — | Yea |
| Duvall | — | Nay |
| Miller | — | Nay |
| Nielsen | — | Nay |
| Price | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Ammiano | — | Yea |
| Harkey | — | Nay |
| Torlakson | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 14% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | — | Yea |
| Hagman | — | Nay |
| Ma | — | Yea |
| Solorio | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Skinner | — | Yea |
| Furutani | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 988 do?
- Existing law establishes the offense of human trafficking. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to implement a course or courses of instruction for the training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of human trafficking complaints and to develop guidelines for law enforcement response to human trafficking, as specified. This bill would additionally require the commission, upon the next regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to human trafficking, to create and make available training content on the U Visa, as specified.
- Who sponsors AB 988?
- AB 988 is sponsored by Brownley and Ma.
- What is the current status of AB 988?
- This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 988?
- Track AB 988 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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