Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits any state-owned property from being used for immigration enforcement in California.

Highlights:

• Defines “state property” as real property, buildings, structures, or grounds owned by the state or a state agency, including, but not limited to, a garage, parking lot, state park, or vacant lot (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits the use of state property for the following purposes (Sec. 2):

• Staging, assembling, mobilizing, parking, or deploying vehicles, equipment, or personnel for immigration enforcement purposes; or

• Processing, interviewing, temporarily detaining, monitoring and collecting information, or taking custody of individuals for immigration enforcement purposes.

• Exempts the following from the prohibition of this section (Sec. 2):

• Property that is subject to an existing lease to which the state is a party;

• Uses of state property by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement and maintain procedures in compliance with the Penal Code; and

• Use of state property for the execution of a lawful judicial warrant.

• Requires the Department of General Services, in coordination with state agencies, to identify all state-owned property that has been used, or is likely to be used, for immigration enforcement purposes such as a staging area, processing location, or operations base (Sec. 2).

• Requires that on or before July 1, 2027, state agencies develop procedures to ensure that an attempted or actual use of state-owned property for immigration enforcement purposes is documented in writing with any photographic or video evidence, and that the Attorney General’s office is notified (Sec. 2).

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