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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB85 Law enforcement: cooperation with immigration authorities.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Expands immigration enforcement model confidence 95%

Requires local law enforcement to detain, transfer, and share release information with immigration authorities for anyone convicted of a felony, so more immigration enforcement.

law enforcement officials shall, for an individual described in subdivision (b), cooperate with immigration authorities in any of the following circumstances: (1) Providing information regarding a person’s release date... (2) Transferring an individual to immigration authorities... (3) Detaining an individual on the basis of a hold request.

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Status: Failed

Last action
2026-02-02: From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Filed
2024-12-20
Sponsor
Bill Essayli R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill overrides existing limits on cooperation (Section 7282.5 and 7284.6) and mandates that law enforcement must honor immigration holds, transfers, and information requests for felony convicts, directly expanding state and local immigration enforcement.

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History (8 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-02-02AFrom committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2026-01-31ADied pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
2025-04-08AIn committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-19AIn committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-02-03AReferred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-01-06ARead first time.
2024-12-21AFrom printer. May be heard in committee January 20.
2024-12-20AIntroduced. To print.