CA AB1994 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Enrolled on August 26 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-26 - Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 26 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-26 - Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 679.027 of, and to add Section 679.028 to, the Penal Code, relating to victim rights.
Title
Defending Immigrant Victims Act.
Sponsors
| Asm. David Alvarez [D] | Sen. Jesse Arreguin [D] | Asm. Mia Bonta [D] | Asm. Mark Gonzalez [D] |
| Sen. Sasha Renee Perez [D] | Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-08-26 - Assembly - AB 1994 Alvarez Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1994 Alvarez et al. By Arreguín (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 1994 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-25 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB1994 Alvarez et al. By Arreguín (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 1994 Alvarez Assembly Third Reading (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-25 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-25 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-06-25 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-06-24 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 23). |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-05-19 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.) |
| 2026-04-30 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-04-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29). |
| 2026-04-29 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-04-13 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-09 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 7). |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on PUB. S. |
| 2026-02-18 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
| 2026-02-17 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penal Code | 679.027 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Penal Code | 679.028 | New Code | See Bill Text |
