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Measure SB 841
Authors Rubio  
Principle Coauthors: Cervantes   Gipson  
Coauthors: Arreguín   Schultz  
Subject Immigration enforcement.
Relating To relating to immigration.
Title An act to add Section 17974.7 to the Health and Safety Code, to add Section 13837.5 to the Penal Code, and to add Section 18296.5 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to immigration.
Last Action Dt 2025-06-19
State Amended Assembly
Status In Floor Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
Leginfo Link Bill
Actions
2025-09-09     Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry.
2025-08-21     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16     Coauthors revised.
2025-06-24     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-06-19     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-12     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-09     Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2025-06-04     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 1463.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-13     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-12     From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 946.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 838.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2025-04-11     Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt.
2025-04-10     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-04-10     Set for hearing April 22.
2025-04-02     Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB. S.
2025-03-26     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-06-19
Amended Assembly     2025-06-12
Amended Senate     2025-04-10
Amended Senate     2025-03-26
Introduced     2025-02-21
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								Except as required by state or federal law, or as required to administer a state or federally supported rape crisis center, an employee of a rape crisis center shall not, to the extent possible, allow access to the nonpublic areas of the site of a rape crisis center for immigration enforcement activity without a valid judicial warrant or court order. The director of the rape crisis center, or their designee, shall grant access if provided all of the following:
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								Except as required by state or federal law, or as required to administer a state or federally supported domestic violence shelter, an employee of a domestic violence shelter, family justice center, or human trafficking service provider shall not, to the extent possible, allow access to the nonpublic areas of the site of a domestic violence shelter, family justice center, or human trafficking service provider for immigration enforcement activity without a valid judicial warrant or court order. The director of the domestic violence shelter, family justice center, or human trafficking service provider, or their designee, shall grant access if provided all of the following:
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Last Version Text Digest The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures. Existing law provides for the inspection of homeless shelters and makes a violation of these provisions a crime. Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to, in collaboration with an advisory committee, administer sexual assault/rape crisis center victim services programs and provide grants to proposed and existing sexual assault services programs that are operating a local rape victim center. Existing law requires domestic violence shelter-based program staff to work with social service agencies, schools, and law enforcement agencies in an advocacy capacity.