Limits interagency data sharing to demographics only, prohibits sharing personal information of immigrants and refugees outside the agency, and bars the agency from using resources to participate or assist in immigration enforcement, so less immigration enforcement by state government.
(a) Interagency sharing of information shall be limited to demographics only. Personal information of immigrants and refugees obtained under this article shall not be shared outside the agency.
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Prohibits the agency from using any resources to directly or indirectly participate or assist in immigration enforcement activity and limits data sharing outside the agency, so less state cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
(c) The agency shall not use any agency resources, including, but not limited to, agency funds, personnel, and infrastructure, to directly or indirectly participate or assist in immigration enforcement activity.
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Status: Failed
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2026-02-02: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Agency and Office with the purpose of enhancing immigrant and refugee inclusion; it transfers programs, staff, and funds; renames and expands duties of the statewide director; and creates a dedicated fund. These are organizational and service-coordination changes with no direct effect on the listed topics. The only substantive provisions on the immigration-enforcement axis are the data-sharing limits and prohibition on assisting enforcement (Section 12839.7), which restrict enforcement and expand sanctuary-type protections; no other of
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