Evidence: privileges: human trafficking caseworker-victim privilege.
Existing law establishes the crime of trafficking of a person for forced labor or services or for effecting or maintaining other specified felonies, and the crime of trafficking of a minor for those purposes. Existing law establishes procedures governing the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal actions in this state. Existing law recognizes various evidentiary privileges, including a victim‑caseworker privilege, under which a human trafficking victim may refuse to disclose, or may prevent another's disclosure of, a confidential communication made to a human trafficking caseworker, as defined. Existing law also sets forth circumstances under which a court may compel the disclosure of information otherwise protected by this privilege, and defines various terms for these purposes.
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California Legislature
20192020
AB 1735
California AB 1735 (20192020)
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Evidence: privileges: human trafficking caseworker-victim privilege.
California AB 1735 (20192020) — Evidence: privileges: human trafficking caseworker-victim privilege.
Existing law establishes the crime of trafficking of a person for forced labor or services or for effecting or maintaining other specified felonies, and the crime of trafficking of a minor for those purposes. Existing law establishes procedures governing the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal actions in this state. Existing law recognizes various evidentiary privileges, including a victim‑caseworker privilege, under which a human trafficking victim may refuse to disclose, or may prevent another's disclosure of, a confidential communication made to a human trafficking caseworker, as defined. Existing law also sets forth circumstances under which a court may compel the disclosure of information otherwise protected by this privilege, and defines various terms for these purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1735 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar AB1735 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1735 Bauer-Kahan Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Bauer-Kahan — primary (person)
Ting — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2019-02-23 From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.
2019-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2019-03-18 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2019-03-26 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-03-27 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-03-28 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1040.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-04-24 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. referral-committee
2019-05-22 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2019-06-03 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. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction
2019-06-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-03 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-07-05 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2019-07-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2053.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-07-11 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-08-15 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 2727.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-08-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-08-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-08-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/14c2168b-41c8-45cb-aed8-f172d8977411. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).