Existing federal law provides a petition form to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity. Existing federal law also provides a supplemental form for certifying that a person submitting a petition for immigration benefits 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. Existing federal law provides a separate petition form to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of human trafficking. Existing federal law provides a supplemental form for certifying that a person submitting this latter petition is a victim of human trafficking and a declaration as to the person's cooperation regarding an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking.
California AB 917 (20192020) — Victims of crime: nonimmigrant status.
Existing federal law provides a petition form to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of certain qualifying criminal activity. Existing federal law also provides a supplemental form for certifying that a person submitting a petition for immigration benefits 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. Existing federal law provides a separate petition form to request temporary immigration benefits for a person who is a victim of human trafficking. Existing federal law provides a supplemental form for certifying that a person submitting this latter petition is a victim of human trafficking and a declaration as to the person's cooperation regarding an investigation or prosecution of human trafficking.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 917 Reyes Assembly Third Reading — 71–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 18–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 5–1 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 32–4 (pass) · upper
AB 917 Reyes Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 73–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Reyes — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2019-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2019-03-04 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-20 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-05-16 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2019-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1820.) passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2019-05-29 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-06-14 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
2019-06-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-08 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2019-08-30 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 30). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2019-08-30 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 2581.). passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-06 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2019-09-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 3157.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2019-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 576, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2afcd7ba-cc02-4c7b-aa13-781a87d46ae7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).