Bill Commons

CA SB 957

enacted

Civil detention facilities.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 957 pass?

Yes. CA SB 957 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 756, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 957 about?

Existing law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with, and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility's contract for operations, as specified. Existing law requires a private detention facility operator to comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations. This bill, the Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Detainees Model Act, would require the Attorney General, on or before December 31, 2027, to submit to the Legislature a report including a proposed oversight plan for private civil detention facilities that protects the health, safety, and welfare of persons detained in those facilities, as specified. The bill would require the Governor to direct the appropriate state entity to cooperate with the Attorney General for the purposes of developing the oversight plan, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Who sponsors CA SB 957?

Pérez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 957.

Description

Existing law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with, and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility's contract for operations, as specified. Existing law requires a private detention facility operator to comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations. This bill, the Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Detainees Model Act, would require the Attorney General, on or before December 31, 2027, to submit to the Legislature a report including a proposed oversight plan for private civil detention facilities that protects the health, safety, and welfare of persons detained in those facilities, as specified. The bill would require the Governor to direct the appropriate state entity to cooperate with the Attorney General for the purposes of developing the oversight plan, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-09-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 756, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pérezauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 756, 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. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-30

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-08-30

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 6858.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  8. 2026-08-27

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).

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  9. 2026-08-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2026-08-25

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-08-25

    Action rescinded whereby bill re-referred to Com. on HEALTH on August 24.

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-08-25

    Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  13. 2026-08-25

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  14. 2026-08-25

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

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  15. 2026-08-24

    Re-referred to Coms. on JUD., HEALTH, and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-08-24

    Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

  17. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

  18. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended.

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  19. 2026-08-21

    Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-08-21

    Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

  21. 2026-08-17

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  23. 2026-08-13

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  24. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).

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  25. 2026-08-05

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

  26. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  27. 2026-06-18

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  28. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 16).

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  29. 2026-05-26

    Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-05-20

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  31. 2026-05-19

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4343.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  32. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4259.) (May 14).

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  33. 2026-05-14

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  34. 2026-05-12

    Set for hearing May 14.

  35. 2026-05-11

    May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  36. 2026-05-04

    Set for hearing May 11.

  37. 2026-04-27

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  38. 2026-04-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21).

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  39. 2026-04-15

    Set for hearing April 21.

  40. 2026-04-14

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3843.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  41. 2026-04-13

    Set for hearing April 13.

  42. 2026-03-26

    April 6 hearing postponed by committee.

  43. 2026-03-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

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

  44. 2026-03-10

    Set for hearing April 6.

  45. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-03

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

  47. 2026-02-02

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/02/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-02Compare
  • 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
  • 04/27/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-27Compare
  • 06/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-18Compare
  • 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 08/25/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-25Compare
  • 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
  • 09/29/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-29Compare
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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-04-13 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Umberg: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Jones: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-21 · pass · 12-0

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

  • Placed on suspense file

    2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0

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

  • Do pass

    2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2

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

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-05-19 · pass · 30-9

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

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

    2026-06-16 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Irwin: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Patterson: other
    • Hoover: other

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

    2026-06-23 · pass · 9-3

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

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