California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB1801: Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.
Status: Chaptered, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Section 1670.9 of the Civil Code, relating to detention facilities. detention facilities Public agencies: approval: detention facilities…
From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:
An act to amend Section 1670.9 of the Civil Code, relating to detention facilities. detention facilities Public agencies: approval: detention facilities. 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, …
Sponsors
- Alex Lee (D, AD24) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2026.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 19. Page 6481.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 19.).
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 5547.).
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.).
- : Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 1).
Votes
- AB 1801 Lee Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 25, 2026): 59 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB1801 Lee By Durazo (August 19, 2026): 28 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended (July 1, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, passed
- AB 1801 Lee Assembly Third Reading (April 16, 2026): 54 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do pass as amended. (April 7, 2026): 9 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB1801?
- AB1801 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.
- What does AB1801 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend Section 1670.9 of the Civil Code, relating to detention facilities. detention facilities Public agencies: approval: detention facilities…
- What is the status of AB1801?
- Chaptered as of September 29, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 743, Statutes of 2026. (September 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB1801?
- Alex Lee (D, AD24).
- Where is the official record for AB1801?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1801
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