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CA AB 2274

enacted

Crimes: plea deals.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 2274 pass?

Yes. CA AB 2274 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 840, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 2274 about?

Existing law prohibits human trafficking, defined as, among other things, violating the personal liberty of another person with the intent to engage in specified sex offenses. Existing law prohibits pimping, defined as deriving support from the earnings of another person's prostitution, and pandering, defined as procuring another for purposes of prostitution or persuading someone to become a prostitute. This bill would, in any prosecution for a violation of those crimes in which the victim was a minor, prohibit any plea agreement, nonprosecution agreement, immunity agreement, anonymity, or other disposition from granting immunity to any person other than the defendant unless that person is specifically named in the written agreement, and the agreement is approved by the court after a hearing in which victims are given notice and an opportunity to be heard. By increasing duties on local prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Who sponsors CA AB 2274?

Bains is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2274.

Description

Existing law prohibits human trafficking, defined as, among other things, violating the personal liberty of another person with the intent to engage in specified sex offenses. Existing law prohibits pimping, defined as deriving support from the earnings of another person's prostitution, and pandering, defined as procuring another for purposes of prostitution or persuading someone to become a prostitute. This bill would, in any prosecution for a violation of those crimes in which the victim was a minor, prohibit any plea agreement, nonprosecution agreement, immunity agreement, anonymity, or other disposition from granting immunity to any person other than the defendant unless that person is specifically named in the written agreement, and the agreement is approved by the court after a hearing in which victims are given notice and an opportunity to be heard. By increasing duties on local prosecutors, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Introduced
2026-04-15
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 840, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bainsauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 840, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-08-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  6. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5581.).

  7. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-06-11

    In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. 2026-06-09

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. 2026-05-27

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-05-18

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  14. 2026-05-18

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 5129.)

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  15. 2026-05-07

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2026-05-06

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  17. 2026-04-22

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. 2026-04-16

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  19. 2026-04-15

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  20. 2026-04-07

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. 2026-03-09

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  22. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  23. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/19/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-19Compare
  • 04/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-15Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • AB2274Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Ramos: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Haney: yes

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-06 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Arambula: other

  • AB 2274 Bains Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-18 · pass · 69-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ransom: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Dixon: other
    • Kalra: other
    • Quirk-Silva: other
    • Stefani: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Lee: other
    • Bryan: other
    • Wicks: other
    • Elhawary: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes

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