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STATE TRACKER

CALIFORNIA + ICE

What California has done. What changed. What happens next.

Tracking California legislation, state policy, and implementation related to federal immigration enforcement. This page will be updated as new information becomes available.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 20, 2026

SIGNED — SEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of 21 bills addressing immigration enforcement, detention oversight, civil rights, state property, public records, families, and law-enforcement practices.

VIEW OFFICIAL STATE ANNOUNCEMENT →
BILLSB 1004
WHAT IT DOES

Law-enforcement masks

Establishes state requirements addressing law-enforcement facial coverings and accountability.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLSB 423
WHAT IT DOES

Private detention records

Expands public access to records involving private detention facilities.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLSB 1367
WHAT IT DOES

Detention-facility zoning

Adds planning and zoning requirements affecting detention facilities and public review.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLAB 1650
WHAT IT DOES

Rental vehicles used by law enforcement

Requires identifying decals on certain rental vehicles used for detention, arrest, or transport, subject to specified exceptions.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLAB 1807
WHAT IT DOES

State property and immigration enforcement

Restricts use of state-owned facilities for immigration-enforcement staging, processing, detention, or operations.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLSB 873
WHAT IT DOES

Courthouse protections

Adds protections against civil arrest for people traveling to or from courthouses for lawful activities.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLAB 1633
WHAT IT DOES

Private detention tax

Creates a 25% tax on private detention facilities, with revenue directed toward immigration-related services.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLSB 747
WHAT IT DOES

Civil-rights accountability

Creates a state-law avenue for individuals to sue federal officials for certain violations of federal constitutional rights.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →
BILLSB 942 / SB 957 / SB 1399
WHAT IT DOES

Detention oversight

Expand health, safety, transparency, review, and oversight requirements affecting civil immigration detention.

STATUSSIGNED
SOURCEOFFICIAL SOURCE →

ALSO SIGNED IN THE SEPTEMBER 29 PACKAGE

AB 1627   AB 1655   AB 1801   AB 1806   AB 1994   AB 2318   AB 2495   AB 2760   SB 420   SB 937

VIEW THE COMPLETE 21-BILL PACKAGE →

VETOED

No vetoed immigration-enforcement bill is being listed here until its final status is verified against an official state source.

TAKES EFFECT / IMPLEMENTATION

Signed legislation does not always take effect immediately. This section tracks implementation dates and major requirements as official effective-date information becomes available.

LAWImplementation details coming soon.
WHAT CHANGES

We are compiling official effective dates and key implementation requirements.

EFFECTIVE / IMPLEMENTATION DATEVERIFYING EFFECTIVE DATE
CURRENT STATUSUPCOMING

WATCHING

New California legislation, implementation rules, legal challenges, and state actions related to immigration enforcement will be tracked here.

NO NEW ITEM LISTED YET

New items will be added as legislation, implementation updates, or legal developments become available.

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