Existing law criminalizes various aspects of sex work, including soliciting anyone to engage in, or engaging in, lewd or dissolute conduct in a public place, loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution, or maintaining a public nuisance. Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (CUCSA) , also criminalizes various offenses relating to the possession, transportation, and sale of specified controlled substances.
California SB 233 (20192020) — Immunity from arrest.
Existing law criminalizes various aspects of sex work, including soliciting anyone to engage in, or engaging in, lewd or dissolute conduct in a public place, loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution, or maintaining a public nuisance. Existing law, the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (CUCSA) , also criminalizes various offenses relating to the possession, transportation, and sale of specified controlled substances.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB233 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 30–9 (pass) · upper
SB 233 Wiener Senate Third Reading By Kamlager-Dove — 54–13 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading SB233 Wiener et al. — 28–10 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Carrillo — coauthor (person)
Friedman — coauthor (person)
Kamlager-Dove — coauthor (person)
Quirk — principal coauthor (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 10.
2019-02-21 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-03-06 Set for hearing April 2.
2019-03-11 April 2 hearing postponed by committee.
2019-03-11 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2019-03-12 Set for hearing April 9.
2019-04-11 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 623.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-04-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-04-23 Ordered to second reading.
2019-04-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 922.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-05-16 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2019-06-13 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-06-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-06-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-07-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 13. Page 2493.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-07-01 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-07-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 1990.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-07-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2019-07-30 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-07-30 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 141, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/def8197c-e83d-4667-9b0f-a0cee3ca7882. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).