SB 957 California 20252026 session
Civil detention facilities.
Existing law requires the operator of a private detention facility, as defined, to comply with, and adhere to, the detention standards of care and confinement agreed upon in the facility's contract for operations, as specified. Existing law requires a private detention facility operator to comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations. This bill, the Protecting Vulnerable Immigrant Detainees Model Act, would require the Attorney General, on or before December 31, 2027, to submit to the Legislature a report including a proposed oversight plan for private civil detention facilities that protects the health, safety, and welfare of persons detained in those facilities, as specified. The bill would require the Governor to direct the appropriate state entity to cooperate with the Attorney General for the purposes of developing the oversight plan, as specified. The bill would make related findings and declarations. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed both chambers — last recorded action August 30, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Recorded votes
SB 957 Pérez Senate Third Reading By Ortega
60 yes · 15 no · pass August 30, 2026
Unfinished Business SB957 Pérez Concurrence
30 yes · 10 no · pass August 30, 2026
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]
9 yes · 3 no · pass August 25, 2026
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
9 yes · 3 no · pass June 23, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 27).
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- Action rescinded whereby bill re-referred to Com. on HEALTH on August 24.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 25). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
- Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Re-referred to Coms. on JUD., HEALTH, and APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
- Ordered to third reading.
- Read third time and amended.
- Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 16).
- Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4343.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4259.) (May 14).
- Set for hearing May 14.
- May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Set for hearing May 11.
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21).
- Set for hearing April 21.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3843.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Set for hearing April 13.
- April 6 hearing postponed by committee.
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
- Set for hearing April 6.
- Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.