-
IntroducedFeb 17, 2026
-
Passed AssemblyMay 27, 2026
-
Passed SenateAug 25, 2026
-
Became LawSep 29, 2026
California Assembly Bill
Defending Immigrant Victims Act.
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Sep 29, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 1994
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Quirk-Silvacoauthor
- Arreguíncoauthor
- Pérezcoauthor
Votes
YES: 77
- Papan
- Schiavo
- Rivas
- Bennett
- Hart
- Rogers
- Elhawary
- Ortega
- Valencia
- Boerner
- Dixon
- Sanchez
- Wicks
- Ta
- Berman
- Davies
- Addis
- Carrillo
- Wallis
- Pacheco
- Alvarez
- Bauer-Kahan
- Fong
- Zbur
- Caloza
- Lee
- Schultz
- Jackson
- Stefani
- Johnson
- Irwin
- Lackey
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Kalra
- Patel
- McKinnor
- Patterson
- Ahrens
- Ward
- Alanis
- Gipson
- Muratsuchi
- Wilson
- Flora
- Macedo
- Soria
- Blanca Rubio
- Lowenthal
- Ávila Farías
- Hoover
- Haney
- Chen
- Krell
- Bonta
- Petrie-Norris
- Harabedian
- Solache
- Bryan
- Pellerin
- Castillo
- Garcia
- Arambula
- Gabriel
- Calderon
- Connolly
- Quirk-Silva
- Hadwick
- Mark González
- Ramos
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Nguyen
- Ellis
- Bains
- Aguiar-Curry
- Ransom
- Tangipa
- Sharp-Collins
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
YES: 40
- Cortese
- Jones
- Menjivar
- Reyes
- Niello
- Weber Pierson
- Cervantes
- Laird
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Gonzalez
- Rubio
- Dahle
- Stern
- Cabaldon
- Ochoa Bogh
- Hurtado
- Caballero
- Seyarto
- Valladares
- Padilla
- Grove
- Archuleta
- Allen
- Blakespear
- Pérez
- Umberg
- McNerney
- Becker
- Arreguín
- Ashby
- Richardson
- Wahab
- Durazo
- Grayson
- Wiener
- McGuire
- Choi
- Strickland
- Smallwood-Cuevas
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 78
- Papan
- Schiavo
- Rivas
- Bennett
- Hart
- Rogers
- Elhawary
- Ortega
- Valencia
- Boerner
- Dixon
- Sanchez
- Wicks
- Ta
- Berman
- Davies
- Addis
- Carrillo
- Wallis
- Aguiar-Curry
- Pacheco
- Alvarez
- Bauer-Kahan
- Fong
- Zbur
- Caloza
- Lee
- Schultz
- Jackson
- Stefani
- Johnson
- Irwin
- Lackey
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Kalra
- Patel
- McKinnor
- Patterson
- Ahrens
- Ward
- Alanis
- Gipson
- Muratsuchi
- Wilson
- Flora
- Macedo
- Soria
- Blanca Rubio
- Lowenthal
- Ávila Farías
- Hoover
- Haney
- Chen
- Krell
- Bonta
- Petrie-Norris
- Harabedian
- Solache
- Bryan
- Pellerin
- Castillo
- Garcia
- Arambula
- Gabriel
- Calderon
- Connolly
- Quirk-Silva
- Hadwick
- Mark González
- Ramos
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Nguyen
- Ellis
- Bains
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Ransom
- Tangipa
- Sharp-Collins
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Sep 29, 2026 | legislature
- Approved by the Governor.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2026.
- Sep 03, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Aug 26, 2026 | Assembly
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6575.).
- Aug 25, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Aug 17, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- Aug 03, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Jun 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 24, 2026 | 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).
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- May 28, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- May 27, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.)
- May 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5153.)
- Apr 30, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Apr 29, 2026 | Assembly
- Coauthors revised.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 29).
- Apr 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 09, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended.
- Apr 08, 2026 | 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).
- Mar 23, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- Feb 18, 2026 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
- Feb 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.
Documents
- 04/06/26- Assembly Public SafetyPDF
- 04/27/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 05/01/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 05/20/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 06/21/26- Senate Public SafetyPDF
- 07/31/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/13/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/17/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/25/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
