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CA AB 1066

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Immigration services: grants.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1066 pass?

No. CA AB 1066 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-06-02). Latest recorded action (2025-06-02): From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

What is CA AB 1066 about?

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide certain immigration-related legal services to persons residing in, or formerly residing in, the state. Under existing law, those grants are aimed at obtaining certain immigration remedies and benefits, assisting with the naturalization process and an appeal arising from the process, or providing legal training and technical assistance. Existing law prohibits these funds from being used to provide legal services to an individual who has been convicted of, or who is currently appealing a conviction for, a violent felony, as specified, or a serious felony, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit these funds from being used to obstruct or interfere with federal enforcement actions or legal proceedings against individuals convicted of a felony who are present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws. The bill would specify that this restriction includes, but is not limited to, expenditures on litigation, administrative actions, or any other measures intended to shield such individuals from federal apprehension or deportation.

Who sponsors CA AB 1066?

Castillo is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1066.

Description

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide certain immigration-related legal services to persons residing in, or formerly residing in, the state. Under existing law, those grants are aimed at obtaining certain immigration remedies and benefits, assisting with the naturalization process and an appeal arising from the process, or providing legal training and technical assistance. Existing law prohibits these funds from being used to provide legal services to an individual who has been convicted of, or who is currently appealing a conviction for, a violent felony, as specified, or a serious felony, as specified. This bill would additionally prohibit these funds from being used to obstruct or interfere with federal enforcement actions or legal proceedings against individuals convicted of a felony who are present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws. The bill would specify that this restriction includes, but is not limited to, expenditures on litigation, administrative actions, or any other measures intended to shield such individuals from federal apprehension or deportation.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-06-02 — From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Castilloauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.

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  4. 2025-05-01

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.

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  5. 2025-06-02

    From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).

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Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

    2025-05-01 · fail · 2-2

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: no
    • Calderon: no
    • Jackson: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Elhawary: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1066

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