Federal immigration enforcement: report.
SB 1257
California Bills
20250SB__125795AMD INTRODUCED 2026-02-19 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-03-25 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-04-06 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-04-16 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-06-24 2025 SB AMD Introduced by Senator Arreguín (Coauthors: Senators Pérez and Weber Pierson) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Arreguín COAUTHOR SENATE Pérez COAUTHOR SENATE Weber Pierson
An act to add
Section to the Penal Code, relating to immigration enforcement. immigration enforcement Federal immigration enforcement: report.
Existing law, the California Values Act, requires the Attorney General, by October 1, 2018, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, to publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law at public schools, public libraries, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, courthouses, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement facilities, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the Division of Workers’ Compensation, and shelters and ensure that they remain safe and accessible to all California residents, regardless of immigration status.
The act requires all public schools, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and courthouses to implement the model policy or an equivalent policy. This 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 location that have been reported by the designated location or a person who witnessed the activity to the Attorney General, as specified.
The bill would authorize the Attorney General to request representatives of a designated location to furnish any reported immigration enforcement incidents and activities as part of compiling its annual report and would authorize the Attorney General to issue civil penalties or conduct other enforcement activity to ensure compliance with these provisions. The bill would prohibit the report from including any personally identifiable information regarding an individual stopped, detained, or arrested by an individual conducting an immigration enforcement activity.
The bill would define “designated location” to mean schoolsites, health care provider entities, shelters, polling places, state courthouses, public transportation access points, and state and local government property. The bill would define “immigration enforcement” for these purposes to mean an effort to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of a federal civil or criminal immigration lawsuit. To the extent the bill would impose duties on locals, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
MAJORITY NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_ADDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:PEN:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2F%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'11012'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section 7284.9 is added to the <caml:DocName>Government Code</caml:DocName>, to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_0C314A0B-3570-429B-B107-9671A70F9063"><caml:Num>7284.9.</caml:Num></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection>"?>
SECTION 1.
Section is added to the Penal Code , to read: 11012. (
a) On or before October 30, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Legislature, and post on its internet website, a report that includes all of the following:
(1) A
summary of all immigration enforcement incidents and activities occurring on or after September 1, 2025, conducted by a person at a designated location that have been reported by the designated location or a person who witnessed the activity to the Attorney General, including, but not limited to, reports submitted onsite or through the Attorney General’s federal agent misconduct online portal.
(2) Information of each immigration enforcement incident and activity described in paragraph (1), including, but not limited to, the date of occurrence, the county of occurrence, the type of designated location impacted, the governmental agency involved, and followup or resolution status. The Attorney General shall adhere to privacy laws and procedures in reporting the followup or resolution status to ensure the integrity of investigations. (3) (
A) The number of immigration enforcement incidents and activities described in paragraph (1) that resulted in legal action regarding the incident or activity’s legality and the county or court in which the legal action was filed. (
B) A legal action does not include a legal action or administrative proceeding against an individual for the enforcement of federal immigration law or a prosecution of an individual under federal criminal law. (b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>For the purposes of this chapter, “designated safe location” means educational institutions, health care provider entities, as defined in
Section of the Health and Safety Code, shelters, polling places, courthouses, public transportation property, and state and local government property.</xhtml:p>"?> (c)</xhtml:p>"?> (
b) The Attorney General may request representatives of a designated location to furnish any reported immigration enforcement incidents and activities as part of compiling its annual report. The Attorney General may issue civil penalties or conduct other enforcement activity to ensure compliance with this section. (d)</xhtml:p>"?> (
c) As part of compiling this report, the Attorney General may consider whether a designated location is in compliance with other state laws related to immigration enforcement and may take enforcement action to enforce those laws, as needed. (e)</xhtml:p>"?> (
d) For purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply: (1) “Designated location” means schoolsites, as defined in
Section 234.7 of the Education Code; health care provider entities, as defined in
Section of the Health and Safety Code; shelters, including, but not limited to, homeless shelters; polling places; state courthouses; public transportation access points, including, but not limited to, bus stops and transit stations; and state and local government property. (2) “Immigration enforcement” means an effort to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of a federal civil immigration law or a federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person’s presence in, entry or reentry to, or employment in the United States. (f)</xhtml:p>"?> (
e) A report to be submitted pursuant to this
section shall be submitted in compliance with
Section of the Government Code. (g)</xhtml:p>"?> (
f) The report required by this
section and any information therein shall not include either of the following:
(1) Personally identifiable information regarding an individual stopped, detained, or arrested by an individual conducting an immigration enforcement incident or activity.
(2) The physical address of the designated location.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to