SB 1399 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Locked detention facilities: civil immigration: reviews.

Summary
Existing law requires, until July 1, 2027, the Attorney General, or their designee, to engage in reviews of county, local, or private locked detention facilities in which noncitizens are being housed or detained for purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California, and, on or before March 1, 2019, to conduct a review of these facilities, as specified, including a review of the circumstances of apprehension and transfer. Existing law also requires the Department of Justice to provide, during the budget process, updates and information to the Legislature and the Governor, concerning the reviews, as provided and pursuant to a specified date. Existing law requires the comprehensive report to be completed by March 1, 2019, and to be posted on the Attorney General's internet website and made available to the public, as provided. Existing law makes these provisions inoperative on July 1, 2027, and repeals those provisions January 1, 2028. This bill would delete all dates specified above, including inoperative and repeal provisions, thereby indefinitely extending those provisions, and would delete the requirement for the review to include an individual's circumstances of apprehension and transfer. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Aug 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Aug 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Aug 30, 2026
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What changed between versions

02/20/26 - Introduced 03/23/26 - Amended Senate · 5 edits · Mar 23, 2026
MODERATE
The Senate amendment to SB 1399 removes all sunset and deadline dates from the civil immigration detention facility review provisions, making them permanent rather than expiring in 2027-2028. It also expands the list of coauthors by adding three additional Senators and three additional Assembly Members. The legislative digest additionally states the bill would delete the requirement to review an individual's circumstances of apprehension and transfer, though that language remains in the statutory text as amended.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from a temporary authorization (expiring July 1, 2027 with repeal on January 1, 2028) to a permanent, ongoing requirement for the Attorney General to review locked detention facilities housing noncitizens in civil immigration proceedings. The digest also indicates a narrowing of what the reviews must cover by removing the apprehension and transfer component.
TIMELINE

Removed the phrase 'Until July 1, 2027' from subdivision (a), making the Attorney General's ongoing review obligation for locked detention facilities indefinite rather than time-limited.

Deleted subdivision (d) in its entirety, which had made the section inoperative on July 1, 2027 and repealed as of January 1, 2028. The provisions now have no sunset date.

Removed the specific deadline 'on or before March 1, 2019' from both the conduct of the review in subdivision (b) and the comprehensive report requirement in subdivision (b)(2), eliminating the fixed reporting date.

SCOPE

The legislative digest states the bill would delete the requirement for the review to include an individual's circumstances of apprehension and transfer, though subsection (b)(1)(C) containing that language is still present in the amended statutory text.

TECHNICAL

Expanded coauthors: added Senators Padilla and Rubio; added Assembly Members Mark Gonzalez, Ortega, and Zbur to the existing list.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2026 · Assembly Aug 31, 2026

How they voted

297
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2026
D Democratic30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican10
7 Nay 3
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 31, 2026
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (58-19-1)
assembly
Aug 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Aug 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 13).
lower
Jun 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 1, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4442.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended.
upper
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4276.) (May 14).
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3758.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors