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California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB1257 Federal immigration enforcement: report.

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Requires the Attorney General to compile and publish annual reports on immigration enforcement incidents at designated locations (such as schools, health facilities, courthouses, shelters, polling places, public transit access points, and government property), and authorizes requests for data plus a

The bill would require the Attorney General, on or before October 30, 2027, and annually thereafter, to submit to the Legislature and the Governor, and post on its internet website, a report that includes, among other things, a summary of all immigration enforcement incidents and activities occurring on or after September 1, 2025, conducted by a person at a designated[deleted: safe] location that have been reported by the designated[deleted: safe] location or a person who witnessed the activity to the Attorney[deleted: General.] General, as specified.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 70%

Authorizes the Attorney General to request data from designated locations on immigration enforcement incidents, issue civil penalties for noncompliance, and consider compliance with other state immigration laws (including the California Values Act limiting assistance with federal enforcement) when

The Attorney General may issue civil penalties or conduct other enforcement activity to ensure compliance with this section.

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Immigration enforcement otherAI label

No change to immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Mandates annual public reporting by the Attorney General on immigration enforcement incidents at sensitive locations (with details on date, county, location type, agency, resolution, and legal actions), while prohibiting inclusion of personally identifiable information or physical addresses, and re

A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee (completed)
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Stage: Passed one chamber · step 3 of 6

Last action
2026-08-13: August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Filed
2026-02-19
Committee
Appropriations
Sponsor
Jesse Arreguin D + 2 cosponsors (2 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds reporting, data-request, civil-penalty, and compliance-monitoring requirements focused on immigration enforcement activities at designated sensitive locations; these provisions reinforce limits on state/local cooperation with federal immigration authorities (consistent with the California Values Act's model policies limiting assistance), so they restrict immigration enforcement overall. The reporting itself is a neutral transparency measure with no direct change to enforcement scope. All changes are judged solely from added or deleted text in the provided bill; no inference from

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2026-03-24SDo pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]4-1Passed
2026-04-14SDo pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]11-1Passed
2026-04-27SPlaced on suspense file7-0Passed
2026-05-14SDo pass5-2Passed
2026-05-26SSenate 3rd Reading SB1257 Arreguín et al29-8Passed
2026-06-23ADo pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]7-1Passed
2026-06-30ADo pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]9-3Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (23 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-08-13AAugust 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05AAugust 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01AFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-24AFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-24AFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-08AReferred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
2026-05-26AIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-26SRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4441.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-14SRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14SFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4271.) (May 14).
2026-05-08SSet for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27SApril 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-21SSet for hearing April 27.
2026-04-16SRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-15SFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3869.) (April 14).
2026-04-06SFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-27SSet for hearing April 14.
2026-03-25SRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-03-24SFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3661.) (March 24).
2026-03-10SSet for hearing March 24.
2026-03-04SReferred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
2026-02-20SFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
2026-02-19SIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.