BILL NUMBER: AB 2159INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Gonzalez and Bonta (Coauthor: Assembly Member Medina) FEBRUARY 17, 2016 An act to add Section 351.2 to the Evidence Code, relating to evidence. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2159, as introduced, Gonzalez. Evidence: immigration status. Existing law provides that all relevant evidence is admissible in an action before the court, including evidence relevant to the credibility of a witness or hearsay declarant, subject to specified exceptions. This bill would provide that, in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death, evidence of a person's immigration status is not admissible and discovery of a person's immigration status is not permitted. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature that these restrictions do not affect the rights or obligations of a person under other specified provisions of law. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 351.2 of the Evidence Code does not affect the rights or obligations of a person under Section 3339 of the Civil Code, Section 7285 of the Government Code, Section 24000 of the Health and Safety Code, or Section 1171.5 of the Labor Code. SEC. 2. Section 351.2 is added to the Evidence Code, to read: 351.2. In a civil action for personal injury or wrongful death, evidence of a person's immigration status shall not be admitted into evidence, nor shall discovery into a person's immigration status be permitted.