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 within 5 years of the date on which the trafficking victim was freed from the trafficking situation, or if the victim was a minor when the act of human trafficking against the victim occurred, within 8 years after the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority.
California SB 1193 (20112012) — Human trafficking: public posting requirements.
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 within 5 years of the date on which the trafficking victim was freed from the trafficking situation, or if the victim was a minor when the act of human trafficking against the victim occurred, within 8 years after the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 1193 Steinberg Senate Third Reading By FEUER — 74–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 9–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 5–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB1193 Steinberg Concurrence — 31–4 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Steinberg — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-02-22 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2012-02-23 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2012-03-01 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-03-30 Set for hearing April 17.
2012-04-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3207.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-11 Set for hearing May 21.
2012-05-21 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2012-05-22 Set for hearing May 24.
2012-05-25 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3592.) (May 24). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-05-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-05-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 5. Page 3716.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-05-30 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2012-06-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2012-06-26 Hearing postponed by committee.
2012-06-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2012-07-03 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-09 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 8). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2012-08-13 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2012-08-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2012-08-23 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6176.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2012-08-24 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2012-08-27 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 4857.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2012-08-31 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7:30 p.m.
2012-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2012-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 515, Statutes of 2012.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6ce62a5e-d6bb-426f-ae43-fbdadebc7204. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).