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 1661 (20212022) — 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 1661 Davies Consent Calendar Second Day — 65–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Davies — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-01-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-01-19 From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.
2022-01-27 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-03-07 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-03-15 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-03-30 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 30). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-03-31 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-07 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 4214.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-04-07 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-05-04 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2022-06-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 31). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-20 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-06-21 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-06-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4435.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-06-27 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2022-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2022-07-19 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-07-19 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 106, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee7a699d-7fdb-436a-965f-670fdbfcdd4b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).