AB-1918 • 2026

Human trafficking: body art practitioners.

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Dixon
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify the exact content or format of the training, only that it must be at least 20 minutes long and cover how to recognize human trafficking.

Human Trafficking Awareness for Body Art Practitioners

This law requires body art facilities to post notices about human trafficking and provide training on recognizing it.

What This Bill Does

Requires body art facilities to put up signs with information about human trafficking, including hotlines and support services.
Requires body art facilities to train their employees and registered practitioners for at least 20 minutes on how to spot human trafficking.

Who It Names or Affects

Body art facility owners
Employees of body art facilities
Registered practitioners at body art facilities

Terms To Know

Evidence-based: Training or information based on research and proven methods.
Trauma-informed curriculum: A type of training that understands and responds to the effects of trauma on people's lives.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if body art facilities do not follow these requirements.
It is unclear how the effectiveness of the training will be measured.

Bill History

2026-06-04 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-13 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-05 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4917.)
2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19 California Legislative Information
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1918, as amended, Dixon.
Human trafficking: body art practitioners.
Existing law requires certain businesses or establishments to post a notice relating to slavery and human trafficking, including hotlines and available services and support information. Existing law requires certain businesses or establishments to provide certain employees at least 20 minutes of training on human trafficking, as specified. Under existing law, the training must cover certain subjects, including how to recognize human
trafficking, and
trafficking. The training
may also include
information and material utilized by
private nonprofit organizations that represent the interests of
human trafficking
victims,
victims and the Department of Justice,
among other things.
This bill would additionally require body art facilities to post the above-described notice and to provide the human trafficking training to their employees and registered practitioners, as specified. The bill would instead authorize the training to include evidence-based, trauma-informed curriculum developed by the above-described nonprofit
organizations.
organizations and information and material available on the Department of Justice’s internet website.

Current Bill Text

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