Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others, airports, intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice, as developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call for services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking. Existing law makes a business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of these provisions liable for a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.
California AB 2034 (20172018) — Human trafficking: notice.
Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others, airports, intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice, as developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call for services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking. Existing law makes a business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of these provisions liable for a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2034 KALRA Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Kalra — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-06 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-07 From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.
2018-02-16 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-03-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-05-25 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-05-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-05-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 5527.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-31 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-08-06 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-08-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5595.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6630.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 812, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/24c3e348-6de2-4a08-b96d-39374a420202. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).