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AB-1801 • 2026

Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

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Sponsor
Lee
Last action
Official status
Senate - Third Reading
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.

AB 1801, as amended, Lee.

What This Bill Does

  • AB 1801, as amended, Lee.
  • 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, promptly provided access to any documents related to the proposed action, as provided, and solicited and heard public comments on the proposed action in at least 2 separate meetings open to the public.

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Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Senate - Third Reading

Official Summary Text

Public agencies: approval: detention facilities.