CaliforniaHotels would notify workers and guests about immigration officers' possible presence
Hotels with actual knowledge of a federal immigration enforcement reservation would notify workers and, if asked at check-in, tell guests officers may be present.
What it does
When an operator knows federal immigration officers have a reservation on the premises, the hotel must post a notice where all workers can see it. A good-faith compliance protocol counts as compliance.
If a guest with a reservation asks at check-in, an operator who knows federal immigration officers have a reservation at the hotel must disclose their potential presence during the guest’s stay.
Each violation carries a $2,500 civil penalty, but total hotel liability is capped at $5,000 for each federal immigration enforcement reservation.
Argument forWorkers could learn when federal immigration officers may be on hotel grounds, and guests who ask at check-in could get the same information.
Argument againstA late notice could still leave hotel workers with little time to prepare, while each work shift without a required notice counts as a violation.
More detail
A hotel operator with actual knowledge of a federal immigration enforcement reservation on the premises must post a notice for workers. This applies to hotel owners and qualifying managers who work at least 40 hours per week at the hotel. The operator has no duty to seek this information. An operator with a good-faith compliance protocol is considered in compliance. Post the notice at least 48 hours before the reservation begins, or within one hour after learning of it if that knowledge comes later. Keep it posted through the reservation.
The operator must tell a guest who asks about the potential presence of federal immigration officers on the premises. This applies to hotel operators with actual knowledge of a Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement reservation on the premises. The guest must have a reservation and ask at check-in. The operator has no duty to seek information about reservations. The disclosure is due upon the guest’s request at check-in.
A violation is treated as unfair competition and can bring a $2,500 civil penalty, with hotel liability capped at $5,000 per federal agency reservation. These penalties and protections apply to violations of the hotel notice and guest disclosure rules. Each work shift without the required notice counts as a separate violation. A hotel and its operator are not liable for harm or damages that might occur from complying with the section. These rules remain in effect only until January 1, 2029.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom.Latest
- Sep 10Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 31
- Vote recorded AB 2721 Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 30Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 19. Page 6926.).Major
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB2721 Carrillo et al. By Padilla. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 30In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 30Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 11.).Passed Senate
- Aug 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 26Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 21Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 1From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (June 30).Major
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 22From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- May 28In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 27Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 20. Page 5434.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 2721 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 27Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 21).Major
- Apr 21
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 24Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Mar 23From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 23Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- Feb 21From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20Read first time. To print.Introduced
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