California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB1655 CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Treats immigration detainees as temporarily absent from home for CalWORKs eligibility purposes, allowing families to continue receiving cash aid and services without reduction during detention, so less immigration enforcement impact on state benefits.

a child or other member of the assistance unit who is detained in a federal immigration detention facility shall be considered temporarily absent from the home for the duration of the detention. The assistance unit shall continue to remain eligible to receive continued assistance and services for this period

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Law

Stage: Law · step 6 of 6

Last action: 2026-09-29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
Filed: 2026-01-29
Sponsor: Isaac Bryan D + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill expands CalWORKs eligibility by treating members detained in federal immigration facilities as temporarily absent, preventing grant reductions and maintaining aid/services for the household under specified conditions; this limits the practical effect of federal immigration detention on state welfare benefits, fitting the 'restricts' direction for the sanctuary-policies subtag. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

Related bills

AB1807 Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property.Restricts immigration enforcement Restricts immigration enforcement Law
AB1994 Defending Immigrant Victims Act.Restricts immigration enforcement No change to immigration enforcement Law
SB1194 Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.Restricts immigration enforcement No change to immigration enforcement Vetoed
SB1323 Health care providers: patient access: immigration enforcement.Restricts immigration enforcement No change to immigration enforcement Law

Hearings and calendar

2026-03-24 13:30 · Hearing · Assembly Human Services Hearing State Capitol, Room 437
2026-04-07 08:00 · Hearing · Assembly Judiciary Hearing State Capitol, Room 437
2026-05-06 09:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-05-14 00:00 · Hearing · Assembly Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 1100
2026-06-29 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Human Services Hearing State Capitol, Room 113
2026-06-30 09:30 · Hearing · Senate Judiciary Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2100
2026-08-03 10:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200
2026-08-13 00:00 · Hearing · Senate Appropriations Hearing 1021 O Street, Room 2200

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-03-24	A	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]	5-0	Passed
2026-04-07	A	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	9-2	Passed
2026-05-14	A	Do pass	11-3	Passed
2026-05-27	A	AB 1655 Bryan Assembly Third Reading	61-14	Passed
2026-06-29	S	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]	4-1	Passed
2026-06-30	S	Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]	11-2	Passed
2026-08-03	S	Placed on suspense file	7-0	Passed
2026-08-13	S	Do pass as amended	5-2	Passed
2026-08-20	S	Assembly 3rd Reading AB1655 Bryan et al. By Durazo	28-10	Passed
2026-08-25	A	AB 1655 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments	62-11	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-01-29
Amended 2026-03-26
Amended 2026-04-09
Amended 2026-06-22
Amended 2026-07-07
Amended 2026-08-13
Enrolled 2026-08-27
Chaptered 2026-09-29

History (29 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-09-29		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.
2026-09-29		Approved by the Governor.
2026-08-31		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2026-08-25	A	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 11. Page 6447.).
2026-08-20	A	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-20	S	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5584.).
2026-08-17	S	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-13	S	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-08-13	S	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
2026-08-03	S	In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-07-07	S	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-07-07	S	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 30).
2026-06-29	S	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-22	S	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-06-10	S	Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.
2026-05-28	S	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-05-27	A	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 14. Page 5428.)
2026-05-18	A	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	A	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 14).
2026-05-06	A	In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-13	A	Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-09	A	Read second time and amended.
2026-04-08	A	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (April 7).
2026-04-06	A	Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-26	A	Read second time and amended.
2026-03-25	A	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2026-02-17	A	Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.
2026-01-30	A	From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2026-01-29	A	Read first time. To print.