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 cause for a continuance exists, to give great weight to the fact that the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress in progress in that court or another court. The bill would authorize the court to grant only one continuance for a maximum of 10 additional court days for that reason. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 1050 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 2052 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2052 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
The California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act requires a distributor of beverage containers to pay to the department a redemption payment for every beverage container sold or offered for sale, as provided. The act requires the department to deposit those amounts into the California Beverage Container Recycling Fund. The act requires the fund to be continuously appropriated to the department for specified purposes, including, among other things, to pay refund values, administrative fees, and processing payments associated with the collection and recycling of empty beverage containers. Until July, 1, 2027, the act authorizes the department to pay a market development payment to a reclaimer for empty plastic beverage containers and to a product manufacturer for plastic flake, pellet, sheet, or other form of plastic purchased from a reclaimer, as provided. Through the 2025–26 fiscal year, the act continuously appropriates money from the fund to the department for market development payments to reclaimers and product manufacturers for empty plastic beverage containers, as provided. This bill would extend the department's authorization to make these market development payments until July 1, 2029, and would require the department to establish a singular market development payment for empty polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic beverage containers collected for recycling and a singular market development payment for PET plastic collected and processed into flake or pellet, as specified. By authorizing a new use for continuously appropriated funds, this bill would make an appropriation. The bill would authorize the department to expend up to $35,000,000 annually for market development payments to reclaimers and product manufacturers. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
This measure would urge the President of the United States and Congress of the United States to immediately restore full and consistent funding and staffing for the National Park Service.
AJR 17 is a legislative resolution that expresses support for the immigration provisions originally established in the Immigration Act of 1929. It serves to state the legislative body's position regarding these historical immigration policies.
This measure would recognize the month of October each year as Student Financial Aid Awareness Month, and that it is important to increase student participation in financial aid programs to ensure that students receive clear, timely, and accessible information about application requirements, deadlines, and available resources.
California Assembly Resolution 140 designates August 2026 as Children's Get Offline and Get Outdoors Month to promote awareness of the benefits of screen-free play for child development. The resolution cites research linking excessive social media use and reduced free play time to increased rates of anxiety, depression, and other behavioral issues among teenagers. It encourages families and communities to support unstructured outdoor activities and highlights ongoing federal efforts to protect children's mental health through technology guardrails.
This measure would designate the Yerba Buena Tunnel on Interstate 80, located between postmile 7.719R and 7.821R in the City and County of San Francisco, as the Emperor Norton Tunnel. The measure would also request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation, and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect those signs.
This bill is a commemorative resolution that marks the 100th anniversary of the Judicial Council. It does not change any laws or directly affect specific individuals, but instead serves to formally recognize this historical milestone for the state's judicial system. The measure passed both houses of the legislature and was signed into effect as Chapter 204 of the 2026 Statutes.
California House Resolution 139 designates July 20 as Lunar Landing Day in the state to commemorate the first human moon landing in 1969. The resolution encourages residents to honor aerospace engineers who contributed to the Apollo missions and to promote science, technology, engineering, and math education. It also calls for celebrating past space exploration achievements while inspiring future innovation and discovery.
This measure would recognize open water lifeguards as first responders, in acknowledgment of their essential role in emergency response, public safety, and drowning prevention, as provided.
This bill proposes declaring September 2026 as California Emergency Preparedness Month. The measure directly affects the state government by establishing an official observance period to raise awareness about emergency readiness. It does not create new laws or funding but serves as a symbolic proclamation to encourage public attention to safety planning. The change is administrative and focuses on recognizing a specific time for education rather than altering existing regulations.
This bill proposes declaring June 2026 as Electronic Dance Music Month. It directly affects organizations and individuals involved in the electronic dance music community by officially recognizing their culture during that specific timeframe. The primary mechanism is a formal resolution that sets aside the month for celebration and awareness of the genre. No new laws, funding, or regulations are created by this measure.
