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AB-1541 • 2026

Human trafficking: data.

Human trafficking: data.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dixon
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that local police departments are required to keep detailed records or that reimbursement details have been determined.

Human Trafficking Data Collection

This law requires local police departments to report more information about human trafficking cases, including arrests, convictions, and victims, to the state's OpenJustice website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires local police departments to send data on human trafficking cases to the Department of Justice.
  • The data must include how many people were arrested, convicted, and are victims of human trafficking.
  • This information will be shared on the OpenJustice Web portal for public access.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local law enforcement agencies that deal with human trafficking cases
  • The Department of Justice and its OpenJustice Web portal

Terms To Know

OpenJustice Web portal
A website run by the California Department of Justice where criminal statistics are shared.
California Incident-Based Reporting System (CIBRS)
A system used to report detailed information about crimes, including human trafficking cases.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the data will be used or who can access it.
  • It is unclear if local agencies have enough resources to collect and report this new data.
  • The exact amount of state reimbursement for collecting and reporting the data is not determined.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  2. 2026-04-16 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0.)

  3. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  4. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  5. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. 2026-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  7. 2026-02-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

  8. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  9. 2026-01-06 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  10. 2026-01-05 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1541, as amended, Dixon.
Human trafficking: data.
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to collect data from specified local law enforcement agencies and to make available on the department’s OpenJustice Web portal information relating to criminal statistics. Existing law requires those law enforcement agencies to install and maintain records needed for the correct reporting of statistical data and to report the data to the Attorney General in the manner the Attorney General prescribes. Existing law requires the department to include information concerning arrests for human trafficking and the number of individuals who have been a victim of human trafficking, as reported through the California Incident-Based Reporting System, in the information made available on the OpenJustice Web portal.
This bill would require that the information included on the OpenJustice Web portal include
the number of individuals arrested, the number of individuals convicted, and the number of victims of human trafficking, as specified. Because the bill would require local law enforcement agencies to collect and report additional information to the Attorney General, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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