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CA SB 1399

enacted

Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 1399 pass?

Yes. CA SB 1399 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 1399 about?

Existing law requires, until July 1, 2027, the Attorney General, or their designee, to engage in reviews of county, local, or private locked detention facilities in which noncitizens are being housed or detained for purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California, and, on or before March 1, 2019, to conduct a review of these facilities, as specified, including a review of the circumstances of apprehension and transfer. Existing law also requires the Department of Justice to provide, during the budget process, updates and information to the Legislature and the Governor, concerning the reviews, as provided and pursuant to a specified date. Existing law requires the comprehensive report to be completed by March 1, 2019, and to be posted on the Attorney General's internet website and made available to the public, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2027, and repeals those provisions January 1, 2028. This bill would delete all dates specified above, including inoperative and repeal provisions, thereby indefinitely extending those provisions, and would delete the requirement for the review to include an individual's circumstances of apprehension and transfer. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.

Who sponsors CA SB 1399?

Durazo is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1399, joined by 13 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law requires, until July 1, 2027, the Attorney General, or their designee, to engage in reviews of county, local, or private locked detention facilities in which noncitizens are being housed or detained for purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California, and, on or before March 1, 2019, to conduct a review of these facilities, as specified, including a review of the circumstances of apprehension and transfer. Existing law also requires the Department of Justice to provide, during the budget process, updates and information to the Legislature and the Governor, concerning the reviews, as provided and pursuant to a specified date. Existing law requires the comprehensive report to be completed by March 1, 2019, and to be posted on the Attorney General's internet website and made available to the public, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2027, and repeals those provisions January 1, 2028. This bill would delete all dates specified above, including inoperative and repeal provisions, thereby indefinitely extending those provisions, and would delete the requirement for the review to include an individual's circumstances of apprehension and transfer. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Durazoauthor
  • Caballerocoauthor
  • Padillacoauthor
  • Rubiocoauthor
  • Ávila Faríascoauthor
  • Calderoncoauthor
  • Elhawarycoauthor
  • Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
  • Ortegacoauthor
  • Quirk-Silvacoauthor
  • Michelle Rodriguezcoauthor
  • Solachecoauthor
  • Zburcoauthor
  • Kalracoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-29

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-09-08

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  5. 2026-08-30

    In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  6. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 6905.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  7. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  11. 2026-06-16

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  12. 2026-06-16

    Coauthors revised.

  13. 2026-06-01

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  14. 2026-05-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  15. 2026-05-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4442.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  16. 2026-05-19

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1,reading-2,reading-3

  17. 2026-05-18

    Ordered to second reading.

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  18. 2026-05-18

    Read third time and amended.

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  19. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4276.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-05-08

    Set for hearing May 14.

  22. 2026-04-20

    April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  23. 2026-04-10

    Set for hearing April 20.

  24. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  25. 2026-03-23

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  26. 2026-03-23

    Set for hearing April 7.

  27. 2026-03-04

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-02-23

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  29. 2026-02-23

    Read first time.

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  30. 2026-02-20

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
  • 03/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-23Compare
  • 05/18/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-18Compare
  • 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
  • SB1399Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Valladares: other
    • Niello: other
    • Laird: other

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-04-20 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading SB1399 Durazo et al.

    2026-05-26 · pass · 29-7

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Jones: no
    • Choi: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Grove: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Valladares: other
    • Dahle: other
    • Niello: other
    • Gonzalez: other

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

    2026-06-16 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Sanchez: no

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1399

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