The California Assembly unanimously approved AB 2274, a bill described on the floor as closing an “Epstein loophole” by restricting secret agreements involving human traffickers and child molesters.
According to the Assembly floor summary, the measure passed 64-0. The summary said AB 2274 would bar secrecy deals in cases tied to trafficking and child molestation, but did not spell out the bill’s full legal mechanism or identify every speaker’s remarks.
The bill was part of a broader floor session that also included a series of other high-profile votes on public safety, health care and public contracting. The same session saw the chamber adopt ACR 195 honoring Jewish American Heritage Month and advance other measures including AB 1956, AB 2512 and AB 1809, according to the floor summary.
The floor summary did not include detailed debate on AB 2274, and the exact scope of the bill should be confirmed against the bill text and committee analysis before publication beyond this vote report.
