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California 20252026

SB 942

Civil detainees.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Civildetainees
Introduced / first action
2026-01-29 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Private detention facilities.
  • Civil confinement facilities.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act, authorizes the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person, when the person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is a danger to themselves or others, or is gravely disabled. Existing law grants persons involuntarily detained in state hospitals as a result of developmental or mental health disabilities specified rights, including a right to dignity, privacy, and humane care, to be free from harm, to religious freedom and practice, and to physical exercise and recreational opportunities. This bill, the Civil Detainees' Bill of Rights Act of 2026, would clarify that all persons housed or detained for purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California at any state, county, local, or private locked detention facility, including any county, local, or private locked detention facility in which an individual is housed or detained on behalf of, or pursuant to a contract with, the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, have the legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by the United States Constitution and federal law and the California Constitution and state law, unless specifically limited by federal or state law or regulations. The bill would grant persons housed or detained for the purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California certain rights, including a right to dignity, privacy, and humane care, a right to clean facilities and living quarters, and a right to safe and healthy food. The bill would reaffirm the intent of the Legislature that individuals housed or detained as a result of developmental or mental health disabilities have the rights described above. The bill would require the rights of individuals involuntarily housed as a result of developmental or mental health disabilities or civilly detained in California to be observed and protected by the operator of any facility in California in which the individuals are housed or civilly detained. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to bring a civil action for injunctive and other relief in order to protect any of the above-described rights, and would additionally authorize the Attorney General to seek a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation. The bill would require all necessary access for the observations necessary to ensure compliance with the above-described requirements to be provided to the Attorney General. The bill would make related findings and declarations. The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  2. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 5.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  3. Urgency clause adopted.

    amendment-passage, passage

  4. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 64. Noes 11. Page 6528.) Ordered to the Senate.

    amendment-passage, passage, reading-1, reading-3

  6. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-3

  7. Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

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

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  10. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

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

  12. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  13. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 30).

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

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  15. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

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

  17. June 16 hearing postponed by committee.

  18. Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

    referral-committee

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

    reading-1

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4452.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    passage, reading-1, reading-3

  21. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  22. Ordered to second reading.

    reading-1, reading-2

  23. Read third time and amended.

    amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    reading-1, reading-2, reading-3

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4258.) (May 14).

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  26. Set for hearing May 14.

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

  28. Set for hearing May 4.

  29. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

  30. Set for hearing April 21.

  31. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

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

  33. Set for hearing April 15.

  34. Re-referred to Coms. on HEALTH and JUD.

    referral-committee

  35. 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

  36. Referred to Com. on RLS.

    referral-committee

  37. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.

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

    introduction, reading-1, referral-committee

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