California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 694 — Admissibility of evidence: victims of human trafficking.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 126, Statutes of 2013.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law prohibits the admissibility of evidence that a victim of human trafficking, as defined, has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to prove the victim's criminal liability for any conduct related to that activity. This bill would instead prohibit the admissibility of evidence that a victim has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to prove the victim's criminal liability for the commercial sexual act.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 126, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:40 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1688.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 11).

  8. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1475.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB694 Bloom By Pavley

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 2001
Total 33005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Evans — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Knight — Yea
Liu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Hancock — Yea
De León — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 694 BLOOM Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61007
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 70009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Daly — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Torres — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chau — Yea
Holden — Not Voting
Stone — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Waldron — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 694 do?
Existing law prohibits the admissibility of evidence that a victim of human trafficking, as defined, has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to prove the victim's criminal liability for any conduct related to that activity. This bill would instead prohibit the admissibility of evidence that a victim has engaged in any commercial sexual act as a result of being a victim of human trafficking in order to prove the victim's criminal liability for the commercial sexual act.
Who sponsors AB 694?
AB 694 is sponsored by Bloom.
What is the current status of AB 694?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 21, 2013. Enacted.
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