CA AB 1656
enactedHuman trafficking case continuances.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 1656 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1656 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 832, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1656 about?
Existing law makes a person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services, or to effect or maintain a violation of various felony or misdemeanor offenses, including offenses relating to prostitution, child pornography, as specified, or extortion, as defined, guilty of human trafficking. Existing law makes a person who causes, induces, or persuades, or attempts to cause, induce, or persuade, a person who is a minor at the time of commission of the offense to engage in a commercial sex act, with the intent to effect or maintain a violation of various felony or misdemeanor offenses, also guilty of human trafficking. Existing law establishes the requirements for a continuance to be granted in a criminal case, including a showing of good cause. Existing law defines "good cause" for this purpose to include, but not be limited to, cases involving specified crimes, including murder and domestic violence, and to apply when the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would, in a case involving human trafficking, require the court, in determining if good cause for a continuance exists, to give great weight to the fact that the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. The bill would authorize the court to grant only one continuance for a maximum of 10 additional court days for that reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 2052 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2052 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 1656?
Davies is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1656.
Description
Existing law makes a person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services, or to effect or maintain a violation of various felony or misdemeanor offenses, including offenses relating to prostitution, child pornography, as specified, or extortion, as defined, guilty of human trafficking. Existing law makes a person who causes, induces, or persuades, or attempts to cause, induce, or persuade, a person who is a minor at the time of commission of the offense to engage in a commercial sex act, with the intent to effect or maintain a violation of various felony or misdemeanor offenses, also guilty of human trafficking. Existing law establishes the requirements for a continuance to be granted in a criminal case, including a showing of good cause. Existing law defines "good cause" for this purpose to include, but not be limited to, cases involving specified crimes, including murder and domestic violence, and to apply when the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. This bill would, in a case involving human trafficking, require the court, in determining if good cause for a continuance exists, to give great weight to the fact that the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. The bill would authorize the court to grant only one continuance for a maximum of 10 additional court days for that reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 2052 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2052 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 832, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Daviesauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 832, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-08-25
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6244.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-17
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-17
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5498.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-05
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-04
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-06-11
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-06-10
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 9).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-05-06
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-03-12
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4228.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-03-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-03-05
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-03-04
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 3).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage
2026-02-17
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass as amended.
2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Ramos: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Harabedian: yes
AB 1656 Davies Assembly Third Reading
2026-03-12 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Chen: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Davies: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Macedo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Papan: yes
- Ward: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Fong: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Patel: yes
- Mark González: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Solache: yes
- Lee: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Soria: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Addis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Hart: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lowenthal: other
- Hoover: other
- Johnson: other
- Castillo: other
- Elhawary: other
- Krell: other
- Valencia: other
- Caloza: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Bonta: other
- Bryan: other
- Quirk-Silva: other
Do pass as amended
2026-06-09 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Caballero: other
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