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California 20252026

AB 1801

Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Publicagencies, approval, detentionfacilities
Introduced / first action
2026-02-10 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law prohibits a city, county, city and county, or public agency from approving or signing a deed, instrument, or other document related to a conveyance of land or issuing a permit for the building or reuse of existing buildings by any private corporation, contractor, or vendor to house or detain noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration proceedings, unless the city, county, city and county, or public agency has given notice to the public of the proposed conveyance or permitting action at least 180 days before execution of the conveyance or permit and solicited and heard public comments on the proposed conveyance or permit action in at least 2 separate meetings open to the public. This bill would revise and recast those provisions to prohibit a city, county, city and county, or public agency from approving or executing, among other documents, any document signifying the public entity's approval for the building or reuse of existing buildings by any private corporation, contractor, or vendor to house or detain a person for purposes of civil immigration custody before the public entity has given notice to the public of the proposed action 180 days before execution or approval of the proposed action, promptly provided access to any documents related to the proposed action, as provided, and solicited and heard public comments on the proposed action in at least 2 separate meetings open to the public. The bill would prescribe the contents, the posting and publication, and the broadcast of the public notice. The bill would also prescribe the conduct of the meetings. The bill would make these provisions apply to a charter city and independently to a public entity. 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.

Sponsors

  • Lee (primary), author

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 6481.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).

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  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 1).

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  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  10. Referred to Coms. on JUD. and L. GOV.

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  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 17. Page 4680.)

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  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 7).

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  16. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  18. Read first time. To print.

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