California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1656: Human trafficking case continuances.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 1050 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking. human trafficking Human trafficking case continuances. 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…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to amend Section 1050 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking. human trafficking Human trafficking case continuances. 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 …
Sponsors
- Laurie Davies (R, AD74) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 832, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6244.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 5498.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- AB 1656 Davies Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 19, 2026): 75 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1656 Davies By Blakespear (August 17, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (June 9, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AB 1656 Davies Assembly Third Reading (March 12, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (March 3, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1656?
- AB1656 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Human trafficking case continuances.
- What does AB1656 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 1050 of the Penal Code, relating to human trafficking. human trafficking Human trafficking case continuances. 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…
- What is the status of AB1656?
- Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 832, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1656?
- Laurie Davies (R, AD74).
- Where is the official record for AB1656?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1656
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