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SB 1027

California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Tony Strickland

The bill creates a temporary Attorney General–led task force to study street prostitution and trafficking, collect data, and propose policy and legal reforms.

Set for hearing May 4.
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Bill Summary · SB 1027

Summary of SB 1027 (2025-2026) – California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force

Purpose and Intent

  • Establish a temporary state-level task force within the California Attorney General’s office to study and address street prostitution and human trafficking in California.
  • The task force is charged with collecting data, assessing laws and enforcement strategies, evaluating impacts of existing statutes, and recommending revisions or new laws to address street prostitution and related trafficking.
  • The program is temporary, with a sunset: all provisions repealed January 1, 2030, unless extended by a later enacted statute.

Key Provisions and Changes

  • Title: Adds Title 6.7 (commencing with Section 13990) to Part 4 of the Penal Code, creating the California Street Prostitution Issues and Options Task Force.
  • Definitions:
    • Street prostitution: soliciting or engaging in sexual acts for money in public spaces (streets, parks, corners, including related near-vehicle or secluded areas).
    • Trafficking: recruitment, abduction, transport, harboring, transfer, sale or receipt of persons through force, coercion, fraud, or deception for slavery, forced labor, or services (including forced prostitution).
  • Mandate and Functions:
    • Collect and organize data on the nature and extent of street prostitution and sex trafficking.
    • Prepare recommendations on:
    • The cost and design of a California prevalence study on sex work and trafficking (types of trafficking, demographics including citizenship, gender, age, race, etc.).
    • The best entity to conduct such a study.
    • How often the study should be conducted.
    • Examine models and strategies for enforcing street prostitution laws; support survivors; prevent trafficking; mitigate community impacts.
    • Measure changes in street prostitution and law enforcement response following Chapter 86 (Senate Bill No. 357, 2022) and Chapter 82 (AB 379, 2025); assess related impacts.
    • Analyze how recent laws affect trafficking and the role of street prostitution in trafficking; study coordination between governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
    • Identify available federal, state, and local programs providing services to sex workers and trafficking survivors (healthcare, housing, education, legal aid, job training, interpreting services, ESL, victim’s compensation, etc.) and assess needs for additional services (e.g., shelter).
    • Analyze existing state law for adequacy in addressing street prostitution and trafficking; if inadequate, recommend revisions or new laws.
    • Consult with a broad range of stakeholders to strengthen prevention, protection, and prosecution efforts.
  • Structure and Governance:
    • Location: Task force established within the Office of the Attorney General.
    • Chair: The Attorney General or their designee.
    • Composition: Broad representation, including:
    • State and local law enforcement, attorneys, public defenders, sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys, public health officials, social services, health care, and sexual assault organizations.
    • Academic and subject-matter experts (university researcher; mental health expert).
    • Organizations serving trafficking victims and sex workers, with regional representation (southern and northern California).
    • Individuals with lived experience as sex workers and survivors of trafficking (appointed by Assembly Speaker and Senate Rules Committee, respectively).
    • Support: California Department of Justice to provide staff and support as resources permit.
    • Meetings:
    • First meeting by July 1, 2027.
    • At least every two months thereafter, concluding final meeting by no later than July 1, 2028.
    • All meetings open to the public.
    • Reporting:
    • Preliminary/reporting obligations by July 1, 2028 and January 1, 2029 (with minority findings/recommendations available upon request by any member).
    • All reports to the Legislature must comply with Government Code Section 9795.
  • Sunset and Repeal:
    • The entire title is repealed on January 1, 2030, unless extended by later statute.

Who Is Affected

  • State government and specifically the Attorney General’s office, which hosts and chairs the task force.
  • Law enforcement, prosecutors, public defenders, and court systems through analysis of enforcement models and potential legal changes.
  • Public health, social services, health care providers, housing and employment programs, and victim service organizations that support trafficking survivors and sex workers.
  • Street workers and trafficking survivors through potential program recommendations, safety protections, and service expansions.
  • Local governments and regional organizations via recommended models for enforcement and support services.

Procedural and Timeline Notes

  • The bill establishes a multi-year study with concrete milestones:
    • First meeting by July 1, 2027.
    • Regular bi-monthly meetings through February/July 2028 (exact final deadline stated as February to July 1, 2028 in the text; intended final meeting by July 1, 2028).
    • Final findings and recommendations to Governor, Attorney General, and Legislature by July 1, 2028 and January 1, 2029 (two submission dates specified).
  • Sunset date: January 1, 2030, subject to extension by later statute.
  • No initial appropriation is specified in the bill (appropriation listed as “NO” in the digest), meaning implementation would depend on future funding decisions.

Notes for Readers

  • The bill focuses on data-driven evaluation and policy options rather than creating new criminal penalties or broad new enforcement powers.
  • It emphasizes coordination among state agencies, communities, and survivor-serving organizations, with attention to the intersection of street prostitution and trafficking.
  • If enacted, expect a comprehensive report with proposed revisions to state law governing street prostitution and trafficking, plus recommendations for services and prevention strategies.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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