Existing federal law provides a Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918) to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity. Existing federal law also provides a form for certifying that a person submitting a Form I-918 is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity and is, has been, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of that criminal activity (Form I-918 Supplement B) .
California SB 674 (20152016) — Victims of crime: nonimmigrant status.
Existing federal law provides a Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (Form I-918) to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity. Existing federal law also provides a form for certifying that a person submitting a Form I-918 is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity and is, has been, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation or prosecution of that criminal activity (Form I-918 Supplement B) .
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 674 De León Senate Third Reading By ATKINS — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 6–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading SB674 De León — 38–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
De León — primary (person)
Atkins — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-12 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-03-27 Set for hearing April 21.
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 730.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-24 Set for hearing May 4.
2015-05-04 May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-05-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 1158.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1209.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-18 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2857.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-03 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2015-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2015-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 721, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7781a5b4-0e98-41bf-87a0-62f2d5a3fa69. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).