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AB 1918: Human trafficking: body art practitioners.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 25, 2026

What AB 1918 does, verified August 25, 2026

The bill aims to enhance the awareness and prevention of human trafficking in California. It requires certain businesses and establishments, including body art facilities, to post a notice about slavery and human trafficking, including hotlines and available services and support information. Additionally, these establishments must provide their employees and registered practitioners with 20 minutes of training on human trafficking, which will cover how to recognize signs of human trafficking and include evidence-based, trauma-informed curriculum developed by nonprofit organizations that represent human trafficking victims.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-24)Alert me
Recent actions22 total · showing 5
Aug. 24, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 21, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Jul. 02, 2026Ordered to third reading.
Jul. 02, 2026From Consent Calendar.
Jun. 30, 2026Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
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