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California 20252026

SB 1194

Immigration Legal Fellowship Project.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
ImmigrationLegalFellowshipProject
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Immigration Legal Fellowship Program.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law requires the State Department of Social Services, subject to an appropriation, to provide grants to qualified nonprofit organizations through contracts, in order to provide certain immigration-related legal services to persons residing in, or formerly residing in, the state. Under existing law, those grants are aimed at obtaining certain immigration remedies and benefits, assisting with the naturalization process and an appeal arising from the process, or providing legal training and technical assistance. This bill would establish the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project within the department for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality immigration legal services by supporting legal fellowships for qualified individuals who provide immigration legal services under the grant programs described above. The bill would require the department to award grants or enter into contracts with nonprofit entities to operate legal fellowships that include specified components, including, among other things, the recruitment, placement, coordination, and hosting of legal fellows. The bill would authorize the department to establish eligibility criteria, application requirements, and funding priorities for the program. The bill would require the department to include specified information relating to the use of funds appropriated for the purposes of the project in reports and updates provided to the Legislature regarding other immigration-related programs. The bill would provide that the implementation of these provisions is contingent on an appropriation for these purposes.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  2. Vetoed by the Governor.

    executive-veto

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

    executive-receipt

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 12. Page 6266.) Ordered to the Senate.

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  8. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  9. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  10. Coauthors revised.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  13. Referred to Coms. on HUM. S. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  14. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    reading-1

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4355.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4268.) (May 14).

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  18. Set for hearing May 14.

  19. May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  20. Set for hearing May 4.

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3955.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HUMAN S. (Ayes 11. Noes 1. Page 3869.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee

  23. Set for hearing April 20 in HUMAN S. pending receipt.

  24. Set for hearing April 14.

  25. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and HUMAN S.

    referral-committee

  26. Withdrawn from committee.

    withdrawal

  27. Re-referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and JUD.

    referral-committee

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

    amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee

  29. Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    introduction, reading-1, referral-committee

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