May 29, 2026 · 230K views
Nick Shirley reports on California Assembly Bill 2624, which critics nickname the "Stop Nick Shirley Act," arguing it would criminalize posting images/information of immigration support service providers and thereby shield alleged fraud in programs like Medi-Cal and hospice care from investigative journalists. The video shows floor debate footage between bill author Mia Bonta and opponents Carl DeMaio and David Tangipa.
Programs involved: Medi-Cal, Safe at Home program, AB 2624
Figures below are claims made in the video, shown with the status stated there — this site does not verify them. Disclaimer
Fraud found in three cases across California cited by an assemblymember opposing the bill
“We alone on three cases found over a quarter billion dollars in fraud”
Stated by David Tangipa
Felony fine in an earlier version of the bill (since removed)
“if it was a felony, they were going to give you a $50,000 fine”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Fine with up to one year jail time in an earlier version of the bill (since removed)
“going to give out $10,000 fines with up to 1 year jail time”
Stated by Nick Shirley
Civil fine/court cost under the current version of AB 2624 for posting a provider's info
“You could face a $4,000 fine”
Stated by Nick Shirley
All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: All four monetary claims are accurately quoted and correctly attributed to the transcript. Entities are supported, with garbled names (DeMaio, Tangipa, Charla) reasonably reconstructed from ASR variants. No hallucinations detected.
~ = name reconstructed from garbled auto-captions; verify before quoting.