SB 1171 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State funds: grant programs: loan programs: eligibility.

Summary
Existing law establishes various benefit programs, including grant programs and loan programs. Existing law, the California Values Act, generally prohibits California law enforcement agencies from using their moneys or personnel for immigration enforcement purposes, except as specified. This bill would prohibit an administrator of a covered program, as those terms are defined, from awarding a grant or issuing a loan from a covered program to a private entity that contracts with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, except as specified. The bill would require each private entity applying to a covered program to agree to identify to the administrator of that covered program any subcontractors to be used under the contract and to certify to the administrator that the subcontractors do not contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill would require an administrator to include in their eligibility requirements for their covered programs that an eligible private entity and its subcontractors for each covered program, if any, shall not contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. By imposing additional duties on local agencies and expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Aug 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

04/23/26 - Amended Senate 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Jul 2, 2026
MODERATE
The Assembly amendment to SB 1171 adds a new exemption (Section 8336(d)) that carves out health care providers from the ban on contracting with ICE, allowing them to provide necessary medical services to detained individuals without losing eligibility for state grants or loans. The bill also makes a technical correction to a cross-reference in Section 3 and consolidates two separate reimbursement provisions into a single section.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed slightly by the new health care provider exemption. Previously, any private entity that contracted with ICE would be ineligible for state grants and loans. Now, health care providers contracting with ICE specifically to provide medical services to detained individuals are excluded from this restriction, preserving access to state funding for those entities.
ELIGIBILITY

New subsection (d) in Section 8336 exempts contracts between ICE and health care providers (as defined in Civil Code Section 56.05(p)) that provide necessary health care services to individuals detained by or whose care is the financial responsibility of ICE. This means hospitals, clinics, and other medical providers can continue serving detained immigrants without being disqualified from state grant or loan programs.

TECHNICAL

Section 3 cross-reference corrected from 'Section 1' to 'Section 2,' properly identifying the section that adds Chapter 5.3 (the operative provisions) rather than Section 1 (which contains only legislative findings).

Two separate Section 4 provisions regarding state-mandate reimbursement were consolidated into a single Section 4, combining the no-reimbursement exception for crime-related mandates with the general reimbursement requirement for other state-mandated costs.

A duplicate paragraph label '(b)' in Section 8336 was removed, and subsequent paragraphs were re-lettered to (c) and (d) for proper sequential numbering.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026

How they voted

299
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 27, 2026
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
9 Nay 1
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
8
Aug 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
lower
Jul 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jul 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 1).
lower
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Committee
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. GOV.
lower
May 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4493.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 27, 2026
Introduced
Amendments by Senator Strickland tabled on motion of Senator Ashby. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4493.)
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4267.) (May 14).
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4014.) (April 22).
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 4. Page 3865.) (April 14).
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and L. GOV.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on RLS.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Anna Caballero
Anna Caballero
DDemocratic
CA
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