Existing law allows a person who was arrested or convicted of a nonviolent offense while they were a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence, to petition the court for vacatur relief. Existing law requires, to receive that relief, that the person establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the arrest or conviction was the direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence.
California AB 2169 (20212022) — Criminal procedure.
Existing law allows a person who was arrested or convicted of a nonviolent offense while they were a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence, to petition the court for vacatur relief. Existing law requires, to receive that relief, that the person establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that the arrest or conviction was the direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, or sexual violence.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent AB2169 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
AB 2169 Gipson Assembly Third Reading — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Gipson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
2022-02-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-17 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-06 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-05-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4929.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-26 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-01 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-06-27 In committee: Referred to suspense file. referral-committee
2022-08-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2022-08-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 4979.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-23 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2022-08-30 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 776, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/555d2fac-2595-48c4-97c2-1567e06e7f30. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).