CaliforniaCalifornia bars immigration enforcement use of state-owned property
State agencies must keep state-owned property from being used for immigration enforcement and identify sites that have been, or may be, used for it.
What it does
State-owned land and buildings may not be used for immigration enforcement, including staging operations or processing people. Exceptions cover existing state leases and certain corrections and transportation uses.
State agencies must identify state-owned properties used or likely to be used for immigration enforcement. Where appropriate and feasible, they must post signs and use existing barriers to limit access.
By July 1, 2027, state agencies other than the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation must have procedures to record attempted or actual immigration enforcement use of state property, include any photo or video evidence, and notify the Attorney General’s office.
The Attorney General’s office must offer standardized signs for free download. State agencies must also make materials available on the rights of employees, tenants, and security staff if federal agents enter state property.
Argument forSigns and rights materials could help employees, tenants, and security staff understand limits on immigration enforcement at state-owned property.
Argument againstFederal agents could have fewer state-owned places to stage or carry out immigration operations, though leases and certain transportation sites are excepted.
More detail
State-owned property may not be used for immigration enforcement. State-owned property includes land, buildings, structures, and grounds owned by the state or a state agency. Prohibited activity also includes processing, interviewing, detaining, monitoring, or taking custody of people for immigration enforcement. The ban does not apply to property covered by an existing state lease, certain Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation uses, or specified Department of Transportation sites. The chapter does not restrict a lawful judicial warrant.
The Department of General Services and state agencies must identify affected properties, post signs where appropriate and feasible, and use existing barriers where appropriate. This covers state-owned properties that have been used, or are likely to be used, for immigration enforcement, including staging areas, processing locations, and operations bases. Agencies must use physical barriers, such as locked gates, to limit access where appropriate; they do not have to build new barriers.
State agencies must develop procedures to document attempted or actual immigration enforcement use in writing and notify the Attorney General’s office or its designee. The procedures cover attempted or actual use of state-owned property for immigration enforcement. The procedures must include any photographic or video evidence. This requirement does not apply to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. State agencies must develop the procedures on or before July 1, 2027.
The Attorney General’s office must make standardized signs available to download free, and state agencies must make rights materials available. The educational materials must address the rights of employees, tenants, and security staff if federal agents enter state-owned property. The Attorney General’s signs are for individuals seeking to lawfully restrict immigration enforcement activities. These requirements do not apply to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 29Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 744, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 29Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 26Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 6593.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 1807 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB1807 Gabriel et al. By Durazo. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).Passed Senate
- Aug 20Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 19Read 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 1From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 30
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 24Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Major
- Jun 23From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (June 23).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.Major
- Jun 10Referred to Coms. on G.O. and 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 58. Noes 15. Page 5437.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1807 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- May 14Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
- May 13In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Apr 23From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 3.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 23Coauthors revised.
- Apr 22
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 13Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Apr 9Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on G.O. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7).Major
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization]. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Re-referred to Com. on JUD.Minor
- Mar 16From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 16Referred to Coms. on JUD. and G.O.Minor
- Feb 11From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
- Feb 10Read first time. To print.Introduced
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