Federal Immigration Enforcement Reporting Requirements

LegiScan California

Published March 27th, 2026

Detected March 30th, 2026

Summary

California SB1257, introduced by Sen. Jesse Arreguin, would require state and local agencies to report on federal immigration enforcement activities by adding Section 7284.9 to the Government Code. The bill passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on March 24, 2026 (vote 4-1) and has been re-referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee for hearing.

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What changed

California Senate Bill 1257 proposes to add Section 7284.9 to the Government Code, establishing new reporting requirements for state and local agencies regarding federal immigration enforcement activities. The bill was introduced by Sen. Jesse Arreguin and has advanced through the Senate Public Safety Committee with a 4-1 vote on March 24, 2026, and was subsequently re-referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The bill is scheduled for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on April 14, 2026, which serves as the public comment deadline for stakeholders. Government agencies, law enforcement entities, and other affected parties should review the proposed reporting requirements and prepare to submit comments by the April 14 hearing date. If enacted, agencies subject to these reporting obligations would need to establish compliance mechanisms for tracking and reporting federal immigration enforcement activities.

What to do next

Prepare and submit public comments to the Senate Judiciary Committee by the April 14, 2026 hearing date
Review current agency policies on federal immigration enforcement cooperation and data sharing
Assess potential reporting burden and operational impact if SB1257 becomes law

Source document (simplified)

CA SB1257 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Senate Bill 1257

CA State Legislature page for SB1257
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Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - Set for hearing April 14.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Section 7284.9 to the Government Code, relating to immigration enforcement.
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Title

Federal immigration enforcement: report.

Roll Calls

2026-03-24 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Set for hearing April 14. |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (March 24). |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Set for hearing March 24. |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD. |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22. |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |

Code Citations

| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Government Code | 7284.9 | New Code | See Bill Text |

California State Sources

| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1257 |
| Text | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1257#99INT |
| Text | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1257#98AMD |
| Roll Call | https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1257 |

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