California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 D cosponsors

AB 900 — Crime victims: the California Victim Compensation Board.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 governs the procedure by which crime victims may obtain compensation from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. Existing law establishes eligibility for compensation when prescribed requirements are met and authorizes the California Victim Compensation Board to grant compensation from the fund for pecuniary loss when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation. Existing law authorizes the board to provide compensation equal to the loss of income or loss of support, or both, that a victim or derivative victim incurs as a direct result of the victim's or derivative victim's injury or the victim's death. Under existing law, as amended by Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, a person who deprives or violates another person's personal liberty with the intent to obtain forced labor or services or who deprives or violates another person's personal liberty for the purpose of prostitution or sexual exploitation is guilty of human trafficking, a felony. This bill would authorize the board to provide compensation equal to loss of income or support that a victim incurs as a direct result of the victim's deprivation of liberty during the crime, if the qualifying crime is human trafficking, in an amount not exceeding the value of the victim's labor as guaranteed under California law for up to 40 hours per week, as specified. The bill would require the board to adopt guidelines on or before July 1, 2019, that allow the board to rely on evidence other than official employment documentation in considering and approving an application for loss of income or support, including any reliable corroborating information approved by the board. The bill would prohibit compensation for loss of income paid by the board if the qualifying crime is human trafficking from exceeding $10,000 per year that the services were performed, for a maximum of 2 years. By expanding the authorizations for use of moneys in the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13957 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1865, AB 1939, and SB 1005 to be operative only if this bill and any or all of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

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

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6827.).

  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5818.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).

  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  13. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3863.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (January 18).

  19. Coauthors revised.

  20. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  21. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (117)

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Votes

AB 900 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 57001
Democratic 16000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Gray — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB900 Gonzalez Fletcher et al. By Bates

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Chang — Yea
Glazer — Yea
De León — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 900 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55001
Democratic 15000
Republican 6000
Total 76001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Harper — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Weber — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Fong — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 900 do?
Existing law governs the procedure by which crime victims may obtain compensation from the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund. Existing law establishes eligibility for compensation when prescribed requirements are met and authorizes the California Victim Compensation Board to grant compensation from the fund for pecuniary loss when the board determines it will best aid the person seeking compensation. Existing law authorizes the board to provide compensation equal to the loss of income or loss of support, or both, that a victim or derivative victim incurs as a direct result of the victim's or derivative victim's injury or the victim's death. Under existing law, as amended by Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, an initiative measure approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, a person who deprives or violates another person's personal liberty with the intent to obtain forced labor or services or who deprives or violates another person's personal liberty for the purpose of prostitution or sexual exploitation is guilty of human trafficking, a felony. This bill would authorize the board to provide compensation equal to loss of income or support that a victim incurs as a direct result of the victim's deprivation of liberty during the crime, if the qualifying crime is human trafficking, in an amount not exceeding the value of the victim's labor as guaranteed under California law for up to 40 hours per week, as specified. The bill would require the board to adopt guidelines on or before July 1, 2019, that allow the board to rely on evidence other than official employment documentation in considering and approving an application for loss of income or support, including any reliable corroborating information approved by the board. The bill would prohibit compensation for loss of income paid by the board if the qualifying crime is human trafficking from exceeding $10,000 per year that the services were performed, for a maximum of 2 years. By expanding the authorizations for use of moneys in the Restitution Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, this bill would make an appropriation. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 13957 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1865, AB 1939, and SB 1005 to be operative only if this bill and any or all of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors AB 900?
AB 900 is sponsored by Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Gonzalez Fletcher, Bates, Cervantes, Sabrina (Democratic), and Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 900?
This bill died with 2017-2018 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 900?
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