AB-2101 • 2026

Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.

Labor

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Gipson
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not explicitly mention the inclusion of specific examples or case scenarios in the training, despite requiring them to be relevant to designated disaster and mitigation sites.

Human Trafficking Notice and Training for Disaster Sites

This law requires businesses operating in areas affected by disasters to post notices about human trafficking and provide training to their employees on recognizing and reporting signs of human trafficking.

What This Bill Does

Requires privately operated entities involved in disaster response, recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup at designated disaster sites to post a notice developed by the Department of Justice about human trafficking.
Requires these entities to provide at least 20 minutes of training to employees working on specified tasks related to disaster recovery and mitigation starting June 1, 2027.
Allows the training to be provided by nonprofit or private organizations with expertise in human trafficking.
Ensures that the training is given in the most commonly spoken language among the employees receiving it.

Who It Names or Affects

Businesses operating in designated disaster or mitigation sites
Employees working on disaster recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup tasks

Terms To Know

Designated Disaster Site: An area affected by a disaster where response and recovery efforts are taking place.
Mitigation Site: A location where actions are taken to prevent or reduce the impact of future disasters.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a business fails to post notices or provide training.
It is unclear how the effectiveness of the training will be measured.
The bill does not define penalties for non-compliance with its requirements.

Bill History

2026-04-23 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on E.M.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E.M with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-03-16 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and E.M.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2101, as amended, Gipson.
Human trafficking: notice and training: disaster sites.
Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others, airports, intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice, as developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call for services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking.
This bill would additionally require
a privately operated entity that operates in a
designated disaster
sites and
site or
designated mitigation
sites,
site,
as those terms are defined,
that is involved in the response, recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup of a disaster site, permitting related to recovery, rebuilding, or cleanup of a disaster site, or efforts to mitigate or prevent the occurrence of a disaster,
to post the above-described notice.
Existing law requires a business or other establishment that operates intercity passenger rail or light rail stations or bus stations to provide at least 20 minutes of training to specified employees in recognizing the signs of human trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law enforcement
agency. Existing law requires that training to include, among other things, the definition of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking, and guidance on how to identify individuals who are most at risk for human trafficking.
This bill would, starting June 1, 2027, require an entity that operates in a designated disaster site or designated mitigation site to provide at least 20 minutes of training to all employees involved in specified disaster recovery or mitigation tasks. The bill would authorize the training to be developed or administered by a nonprofit or private entity with professional experience related to human trafficking and would require the training to be delivered in the language that is the most widely spoken language among the employees that will receive the training. The bill would require the training to include the same elements as the training described in the above-paragraph and examples and case scenarios relevant to how
trafficking occurs at designated disaster sites and designated mitigation
sites, as specified.
sites.

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