AB 2720: Human trafficking victim support coordinator. - California

06/17/26 - Amended Senate → AB2720 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes between these two versions. The difference is purely presentational: the 'from' version is the formal legislative document format (with line numbers and page headers), while the 'to' version is a web page rendering of the same bill text from the California legislature website, complete with navigation menus and search elements.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a printed legislative document layout (with line numbers, page breaks, and column formatting) to a web page layout with navigation menus, search boxes, and standard HTML-style structure. The actual statutory language is unchanged.

05/18/26 - Amended Assembly → 06/17/26 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Jun 17, 2026

MODERATE

The Senate amendment significantly narrows which agencies are covered by the human trafficking victim support coordinator requirement, adds an exemption for sworn officers who recently completed training, and shifts the referenced training course from a broader commercial sexual exploitation curriculum to a more focused human trafficking complaints course. The most consequential change is the redefinition of 'law enforcement agency,' which now excludes special districts, other state agencies, and small departments with fewer than 25 full-time sworn officers.

SCOPE

The definition of 'law enforcement agency' was narrowed from any department or agency employing any peace officer to only local police departments or sheriff's offices with at least 25 full-time sworn peace officers, the California Highway Patrol, and the Department of Justice. This removes many smaller agencies and special districts from the bill's requirements.

The website display requirement in subdivision (c) was clarified to apply only to agencies 'subject to subdivision (a),' tying it explicitly to the 25-officer threshold rather than applying to all law enforcement agencies.

ELIGIBILITY

A new exemption was added: a designated coordinator who is a sworn peace officer that has taken the required course within the past five years does not need to retake it.

REQUIREMENT

The referenced training course changed from Section 13516.5 (covering commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking victims) to Section 13519.14 (focused on handling human trafficking complaints).

The liaison role was expanded to explicitly include the law enforcement agency as a party, so the coordinator now serves as a liaison between the agency, trusted community-based organizations, and victims (previously only between organizations and victims).

04/16/26 - Amended Assembly → 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly · 3 edits · May 18, 2026

MINOR

AB 2720 was amended to change the required training course for human trafficking victim support coordinators from Section 13516.5 to Section 13519.14, narrow the website contact information requirement to just email and direct office phone line, and expand the bill's scope to include training for law enforcement officers on handling human trafficking complaints. The amendment also fixed several typos in the original text.

Scope change

The bill now appears to cover training for law enforcement officers more broadly on handling human trafficking complaints, not just peace officer training and victim support coordinator requirements.

REQUIREMENT

The training course that human trafficking victim support coordinators must complete was changed from Section 13516.5 to Section 13519.14, meaning coordinators will now be required to take a different (likely broader) training program.

The website display requirement for law enforcement agencies was narrowed: instead of requiring 'any other contact information' in addition to email, the bill now specifies only the email address and direct office phone line of designated coordinators.

SCOPE

The bill's scope was expanded to include training for law enforcement officers on the handling of human trafficking complaints, as noted in the amended bill summary. This goes beyond the original focus on peace officer training and coordinator designation.

03/16/26 - Amended Assembly → 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly · 5 edits · Apr 16, 2026

MODERATE

AB 2720 was significantly narrowed in scope: the entire firearms manufacture provision (amending Penal Code Section 29186) was removed, leaving only the human trafficking victim support coordinator requirements for law enforcement agencies. Additionally, a new provision allows coordinators to be nonsworn employees, and the bill now acknowledges it imposes a state-mandated local program requiring fiscal committee review and potential state reimbursement.

SCOPE

The entire amendment to Penal Code Section 29186 (unlawful manufacture of firearms) was removed from the bill. The bill previously covered both firearms regulation and human trafficking victim support coordinators; it now covers only the latter.

Language was clarified from 'designate a human trafficking victim support coordinator' to 'designate at least one human trafficking victim support coordinator,' explicitly permitting agencies to designate multiple coordinators.

ELIGIBILITY

A new subsection (a)(2) was added stating that a human trafficking victim support coordinator may be a nonsworn employee, broadening who can fill the role beyond sworn peace officers.

REQUIREMENT

The website disclosure requirement was changed: agencies must now display the direct office phone line of the coordinator (in addition to email and other contact info), and the requirement is made conditional with the phrase 'if applicable pursuant to subdivision (a).'

FISCAL

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' and the state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' meaning the bill now triggers the state's obligation to reimburse local agencies for costs imposed by the new requirements.

02/20/26 - Introduced → 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly · 6 edits · Mar 16, 2026

MODERATE

AB 2720 was substantially expanded from a technical, nonsubstantive firearms amendment into a bill that also adds an entirely new section (Penal Code Section 13657) requiring law enforcement agencies with more than 25 sworn officers to designate a human trafficking victim support coordinator. The original firearms provision is retained but renumbered as Section 2. This matters because it imposes new operational and public-facing obligations on local law enforcement agencies related to human trafficking victim services.

Scope change

The bill expanded from a narrow technical amendment to Penal Code Section 29186 (firearms manufacture) to also impose new requirements on all law enforcement agencies with more than 25 sworn officers statewide, creating a state-mandated local program for human trafficking victim support coordination.

REQUIREMENT

New Penal Code Section 13657 requires each law enforcement agency employing more than 25 full-time sworn peace officers to designate a human trafficking victim support coordinator by January 1, 2028.

The designated coordinator must complete the POST course of instruction on commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking (Section 13516.5) within six months of designation, then serve as a liaison between trusted community-based organizations and victims.

By July 1, 2028, each law enforcement agency must display on its internet website a list of trusted community-based organizations available to support human trafficking victims in the agency's jurisdiction, plus the email address and other contact information of the designated coordinator.

DEFINITION

New definitions added: 'human trafficking' means a violation of Penal Code Section 236.1, and 'law enforcement agency' means any state or local department, agency, special district, or political subdivision that employs any peace officer as described in Section 830.

FISCAL

A new section provides that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts shall be made under Government Code Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500).

SCOPE

The bill's scope expanded from a single technical firearms amendment to also covering law enforcement agency requirements for human trafficking victim support. The fiscal committee determination changed from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program changed from 'no' to 'yes' to reflect the new obligations on local agencies.

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