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• CASB1364 2025-2026By Caroline Menjivar (D) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Child custody.

  AI summary Creates a rebuttable presumption against custody for a parent found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed sexual assault resulting in the child's conception, requires courts to consider such abuse in best-interest determinations, and expands circumstances for terminating parental rights

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentCustody & support · custody parenting time, paternity, domestic violence custody
  Stage: Law Sep 30: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 848, Statutes of 2026.
• CASB1399 2025-2026By Maria Durazo (D) · 13 cosponsors
  Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

  AI summary Requires ongoing state reviews of conditions in locked detention facilities used for civil immigration proceedings, including those holding minors for federal agencies, so increases state oversight of immigration detention.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · detention transport
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 759, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB2495 2025-2026By Ash Kalra (D) +1 · 6 cosponsors
  Unlawful immigration-related practices.

  AI summary Expands the definition of unfair immigration-related practices to include misuse of E-Verify for retaliatory purposes and adds civil penalties, license suspensions, and presumptions of retaliation, so employers face greater risk when using E-Verify in ways that could deter workers from asserting any

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · employment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 748, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1994 2025-2026By David Alvarez (D) · 5 cosponsors
  Defending Immigrant Victims Act.

  AI summary Requires law enforcement to inform immigrant crime victims of immigration relief options and provide a card clarifying that local law enforcement does not enforce federal immigration laws, so less immigration enforcement by local agencies.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · sanctuary policies
  =No change to immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · state federal cooperation
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 746, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1807 2025-2026By Juan Carrillo (D) +2 · 14 cosponsors⚠ check quote
  Immigration enforcement: use of state-owned property.

  AI summary Prohibits use of state-owned property (including staging, processing, or detaining) for immigration enforcement and requires documentation and notification to the Attorney General of any attempted use, so less immigration enforcement by state or local government.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · sanctuary policies, detention transport
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 744, Statutes of 2026.
• CAAB1655 2025-2026By Isaac Bryan (D) · 2 cosponsors
  CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detention.

  AI summary 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.

  ↓Restricts immigration enforcementImmigration enforcement · sanctuary policies
  Stage: Law Sep 29: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 742, Statutes of 2026.

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