Santa Barbara City Council
July 31, 2025

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

CITY COUNCIL
Randy Rowse
Mayor
Kelly McAdoo
City Administrator
Eric Friedman
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kristen W. Sneddon
Ordinance Committee Chair
Sarah J. Knecht
City Attorney
Eric Friedman
Finance Committee Chair
Oscar Gutierrez
Meagan Harmon
Mike Jordan
Wendy Santamaria
City Hall
735 Anacapa Street
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THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025, 11:30 AM

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07/31/2025 Santa Barbara City Special Meeting Agenda Page 1 THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2025, 11:30 AM

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS

1. Subject: Follow Up on Town Hall on Federal Immigration Enforcement Activities and Consideration of Actions Requested by City Council (120.09) Recommendation: That Council:

A. Adopt a Resolution Condemning Aggressive and Nontransparent Federal Immigration Enforcement Tactics and Reaffirming the City’s Commitment to the California Values Act and to Providing a Safe and Welcoming Community for All Residents, Visitors, and Workers;
B. Provide direction to staff on the allocation of financial resources in support of immigrant-serving organizations; and
C. Adopt changes to the City of Santa Barbara Legislative Platform that will enable the Mayor and Council to advocate on behalf of immigrant communities on legislation at the State and Federal level.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA

ADJOURNMENT

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: Thursday, July 31, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Administrator’s Office
SUBJECT: Follow Up on Town Hall on Federal Immigration Enforcement Activities and Consideration of Actions Requested by City Council
RECOMMENDATION: That Council:

A. Adopt a Resolution Condemning Aggressive and Nontransparent Federal Immigration Enforcement Tactics and Reaffirming the City’s Commitment to the California Values Act and to Providing a Safe and Welcoming Community for All Residents, Visitors, and Workers;
B. Provide direction to staff on the allocation of financial resources in support of immigrantserving organizations; and C. Adopt changes to the City of Santa Barbara Legislative Platform that will enable the Mayor and Council to advocate on behalf of immigrant communities on legislation at the State and Federal level.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City of Santa Barbara hosted a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, July 15th for the purpose of providing a local public forum to address concerns regarding recent federal immigration enforcement activities in our City and the surrounding region. During this meeting, as well as subsequent collaborative dialogue with community leaders, several action items were requested that City staff have been researching to find appropriate implementation paths. This is an update and opportunity for Council to provide further direction on these action items.

Agenda Item No. 1
File Code No. 120.09
Council Agenda Report
Follow Up on Town Hall on Federal Immigration Enforcement Activities and Consideration of Actions Requested by City Council
July 31, 2025

DISCUSSION:

Background
Recent immigration enforcement operations by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have caused significant disruption in cities within Santa Barbara County and the surrounding region. ICE’s detainment of individuals in public spaces, commercial establishments, schools, and places of work have created instability, chaos, and fear within the community. These events have also had a negative socioeconomic impact on the community. For example, fewer people are accessing critical community services and programs, avoiding commercial and retail establishments, and not participating in public events and festivals.

In response to the immigrant enforcement operations at farms in Carpinteria and Camarillo that occurred on July 10, 2025, City Council requested a Special Town Hall Meeting. This meeting occurred on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, for the purpose of providing a local public forum to address concerns from our community members and the organizations that support the immigrant community regarding federal immigration enforcement activities in our City and the surrounding region.

During this meeting, Council unanimously voted to have staff follow up on a number of specific action items and bring these back at another Council meeting. In addition, staff from the City Administrator’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, and Police Department met with leaders of organizations that participate in the immigration coalition on Tuesday, July 22, to discuss additional ways that the City can support our immigrant community during these times.

The action items are detailed below with updates from City staff on implementation.

Consideration of an Emergency Health and Safety Resolution The City Attorney’s Office has provided a draft resolution (Attachment 1) condemning aggressive and nontransparent federal immigration enforcement tactics and reaffirming the City’s commitment to the California Values Act and providing a safe and welcoming community for all residents, visitors, and workers.

While there was an initial request for an emergency declaration, such actions can be enacted only when specific events occur that are defined in the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 9.166 and as well as State law (California Government Code Section 8558). Under these sections, emergency declarations may only be adopted in a specific set of circumstances such as natural disasters and cannot be declared based on the actions of another political subdivision/branch of the United States Government.

This is partly based upon the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law takes precedence over conflicting state or local laws. For Council Agenda Report
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example, if the federal government has fully occupied the area of regulation, such as immigration, then local governments cannot create laws that interfere or conflict. This means the City is prohibited from taking actions that may interfere with the responsibilities and authority of federal immigration agencies like ICE. While the City can adopt policies that reflect local values, it cannot take steps that actively obstruct federal immigration enforcement or directly contradict federal law. Doing so could expose the City to legal challenges or federal penalties. Please see Attachment 2 for further information on Constitutional issues.

Consider Funding 805 UndocuFund and other Immigrant-Serving Organizations There are several considerations the Council should analyze prior to deciding about the appropriation of additional funds to immigrant-serving organizations including: 1) current updated projections for the City’s General Fund budget; 2) amount of City funding already provided to organizations in the community that serve our immigrant populations; and 3) restrictions on what activities can be funded with City dollars.

The first factor the Council should consider when making decisions about appropriating additional funds to immigrant-serving organizations are the current projections for the City’s General Fund budget. The City Council adopted the General Fund Budget for FY2026 and FY2027 on June 17, 2025. With the addition of a $2 million appropriation to the Local Housing Trust Fund as part of that action, the City faces a $1.3 million deficit for FY 2026, which would require the City to dip into reserves (or the City’s savings account) to cover ongoing operating expenses. Since that time, the City has been in labor negotiations that staff estimates will significantly increase original deficit projections due to personnel expenses. Furthermore, there are several current litigation cases that also require considerable expense to defend over the course of the next fiscal year.

In addition, there is a significant risk that the Federal government will not continue to fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which funds critical social services in the community. If this funding is removed from the Federal budget, staff has recommended that the General Fund backfill this funding for FY 2026 only, allowing social service agencies adequate budget planning time to transition to funding levels that do not include City funding for FY 2027. This would add approximately $1.14 million to the FY 2026 deficit. Considering these factors, staff has updated the General Fund budget projections for FY 2026 (Attachment 3) and now estimate at least a $6 million deficit rather than the approximately $800,000 surplus that was reflected in the FY 2026 proposed City Administrator’s budget.

The second factor that the Council should consider is the amount of funding that the City already appropriates to organizations that are providing services to our immigrant community. The total amount appropriated to these organizations for FY 2025 – FY 2026 was approximately $1.75 million (Attachment 4) including City programs such as the Rental Housing Mediation Program. Under the California Values Act (SB 54), service providers and the City are not allowed to ask immigration status as part of providing Council Agenda Report
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services. However, these outside independent organizations have indicated that they do serve immigrants as part of their service populations. Because of the restrictions of the CA Values Act, it is difficult to estimate the exact number of immigrants receiving services.

However, the City allocated $22,240 in FY 2025 – 2026 specifically to the Santa Barbara Immigrant Legal Defense Center.

Lastly, there are Federal statutes in place that allow for a broad interpretation of what actions constitute interference with federal investigations, enforcement actions, or arrests. For that reason, the City cannot directly fund activities related to the immigration rapid response network or any other activity that could be perceived as interfering with Federal law enforcement or ICE activities; otherwise, there is a risk of exposing City employees to criminal liability. However, the City can fund organizations like the Immigrant Legal Defense Center and Immigrant Hope or the provision of supplies to support families. If the Council decides to appropriate additional funding, staff will work to ensure that funding agreements document the requirements necessary to comply with these restrictions.

Staff recommends that any available funding to support these organizations be reallocated from funding already approved in the FY2026 General Fund budget for housing and homelessness ($3.5 million in the Local Housing Trust Fund including $2 million from Reserves as well as $1.5 million in the flexible Housing and Homelessness Fund) or Measure C Capital Projects (List of Projects in Attachment 5). It is important to note that City staff have received a $3.5 million request from the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara for the Local Housing Trust Fund dollars to address the funding gap for Jacaranda Court (400 West Carrillo Street), but this has yet to be brought forth to Council for consideration.

Finally, if Council does decide to appropriate funds, it must do so at a regular Council meeting as the Charter prohibits appropriating City funds at a Special Meeting. Staff would return at an upcoming meeting with the official appropriation action.

Joining the Legal Challenges with Los Angeles, ACLU and Others On July 2, 2025, various immigrant rights groups and named individuals filed a class action lawsuit in United States District Court, Central District of California titled Vasquez Perdomo et al, v, Noem et al., alleging defendant Noem’s (head of the Homeland Security Department) use of unlawful search and seizure violates the Fourth and Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in undertaking the immigration arrests. On July 9th, the City of Los Angeles filed a petition to intervene in the action. That request will be considered by the Court mid-August. Since then, many additional jurisdictions in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties have filed petitions to intervene in the lawsuit. As a result of the litigation that has been initiated, the Central District Court has issued a District-wide temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Trump Administration. This District includes Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. The TRO is Council Agenda Report
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under appeal to the Ninth Circuit. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled for midSeptember.

City Council has authorized the City Attorney to seek intervention in the lawsuit. A hearing is scheduled on allowing additional cities like Santa Barbara to intervene in the lawsuit in mid-August.

Partnering with Santa Barbara County on Actions from the July 15, 2025, Board of Supervisors Meeting
The City Administrator met with the Santa Barbara County Executive Officer, City of Goleta City Manager, and City of Carpinteria City Manager to coordinate across jurisdictions on actions in support of our immigrant communities. Similar to the County of Santa Barbara, City Administrator McAdoo sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement Acting Director Lyons on July 28th (Attachment 6) to: request a timeline and locations of federal law enforcement immigration actions in the City of Santa Barbara; identify individuals detained; and obtain documentation on the specific rules and protocols that federal law enforcement agents are instructed to follow during arrests.

Recommended Updates to the City’s Legislative Platform
The City of Santa Barbara affirms its commitment to upholding human dignity, community safety, and the rule of law in all matters related to immigration policy. In light of recent enforcement actions impacting our local communities, we believe it is essential that immigration policies reflect our fundamental values of compassion, fairness and respect for due process. Consequently, City staff are recommending the following changes to the City of Santa Barbara Legislative Platform that will enable the City to join with other cities to advocate on behalf of immigrant communities as it relates to legislation at the State and Federal level.

Proposed language to add:

The City of Santa Barbara supports federal and state immigration policies that:
(a) Promote humane and equitable treatment of immigrants, regardless of status, and oppose actions that separate families, erode civil liberties, or foster fear in immigrant communities.
(b) Acknowledge the vital contributions of immigrants to the social, economic and cultural fabric of our communities.
(c) Clearly delineate the roles and responsibilities of local governments and law enforcement in immigration matters, ensuring that local public safety agencies are not deputized to serve as federal immigration enforcement.

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(d) Protect the safety and trust of all community members – especially victims and witnesses of crime – that could otherwise hinder effective policing or endanger officers.
(e) Provide local governments with the resources, discretion, and legal clarity to support all residents while maintaining the safety and well-being of City personnel, including law enforcement officers, who serve on the front lines of complex and evolving policy landscapes.

The City will call on state and federal leaders to pursue comprehensive immigration reform that aligns enforcement with American values, safeguards vulnerable populations, and enhances the ability of local jurisdictions to build safe, inclusive and resilient communities.

A current list of legislation introduced at the State level that the City will work with its lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs, to take positions on is included in Attachment 7 for reference.

Additional Requests for Use of City Facilities and Distribution of Informational Resources City Council requested staff research further the use of City facilities to conduct trainings for community volunteers. The City does offer subsidized facility rental fees for non-profit organizations and can work with local nonprofits to identify space that is suitable for their purposes as well as assist with reservations, insurance requirements, and other logistics.

For clarification, City facilities cannot be offered free of charge for trainings. The basis of this decision is rooted in the First Amendment. Once the City opens a room free of charge for one specific group for public use, it is considered a “designated public forum.” Designated forums are treated as though they are “public forums,” and the City at that point may not control which messages are expressed there. This means the City may not restrict on the basis of the content (topic) or viewpoint of a group’s speech. For example, it would then be impermissible content restriction to allow for these trainings, while at the same time not allowing a group if they wanted use of a room to conduct a training on how to assist in immigration enforcement (the opposite end of the issue). Therefore, the approach being advised is to not open up City facilities as public forums and to continue charging facility rental fees.

There was also a request from Council to explore the option of police officers potentially distributing red cards. There are several reasons why the City Attorney’s Office is advising City staff not to do so. First, the red cards oversimplify complex legal situations, as each situation is unique. The information on red cards does not offer blanket protection in all scenarios. Moreover, it may create confusion as City of Santa Barbara Police Officers can, for example, enter private property without the need to obtain a warrant if exigent circumstances exist. In addition, due to laws that govern public employees, the City cannot mandate that Officers pass these cards out unless there was a State law compelling such a requirement. To compel such action could raise the issue of work being assigned outside the required scope of their duties and create liability. This is different from individuals in their private capacity who do not have those same restrictions.

Finally, handing out these cards could potentially be seen as providing legal advice, which Council Agenda Report
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is prohibited, as the Officers would be doing so in their professional capacity and under the appearance of legal authority.

As a more appropriate alternative, City staff will work to create an immigration resource card that can be voluntarily distributed and/or made available at City public counters to help our community members in seeking assistance.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

City Council will need to provide direction to staff on the allocation of financial resources to local organizations in support of our immigrant communities. All other actions can be implemented by City staff and/or through in-kind contributions.

ATTACHMENTS: 1. Draft Resolution

2. City Attorney Memorandum

3. Updated City of Santa Barbara General Fund FY2026 – 2027 Budget Projections

4. Grants to Organizations Serving Immigrant Community
FY2025 and FY2026

5. Measure C General Fund Capital Projects FY2026 – 2027

6. Freedom of Information Act Request Letter to U.S.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director

7. 2025 Immigration Legislation Matrix

PREPARED AND
SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Andersen, Sr. Assistant to the City Administrator Kelly Gordon, Chief of Police
Sarah Knecht, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Kelly R. McAdoo, City Administrator
ATTACHMENT 1

DRAFT RESOLUTION
1 RESOLUTION NO.

RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA BARBARA CONDEMNING AGGRESSIVE AND

NONTRANSPARENT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION

ENFORCEMENT TACTICS AND REAFFIRMING THE
CITY’S COMMITMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA VALUES

ACT AND TO PROVIDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING

COMMUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND

WORKERS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara is home to a vibrant immigrant community, including many mixed-status families who contribute to the cultural, economic, and social fabric of the City; and
WHEREAS, recent federal immigration enforcement activity in the state has increasingly involved the use of unmarked vehicles, masked agents, tactical gear, and personnel without visible identification or federal markings; and WHEREAS, such tactics have been widely documented in national media and public forums, creating confusion and fear among residents, undermining the ability to verify whether those carrying out enforcement are legitimate federal agents or individuals posing as law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, many residents and families in the City of Santa Barbara have expressed growing fear and concern about their safety and rights in consideration of the ongoing immigration enforcement tactics; and
WHEREAS, recent federal immigration practices are resulting in growing concerns over violations of civil liberties and have resulted in legal challenges asserting racial profiling and due process violations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes and acknowledges the importance of supporting residents, workers, or visitors to the City who may become the targets of federal raids, while also acknowledging that the City and its Police Department do not have any jurisdiction over federal immigration enforcement; and WHEREAS, California law, including the California Values Act (SB 54), prohibits the use of local resources to assist with federal immigration enforcement; and WHEREAS, the City Council declares the City’s continued commitment to the California Values Act (SB 54) in all its operations; and ATTACHMENT 1

DRAFT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, the City of Santa Barbara is committed to the rule of law, civil rights, and the safety and dignity of all its residents, regardless of immigration status; and WHEREAS, the City Council acknowledges the uncertainty and fear expressed by many members of the community in response to increased federal immigration enforcement activity and recognizes its responsibility to speak out against practices that undermine the safety, welfare, and unity of the City.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA THAT:

1. All the recitals set forth above are true, correct, and valid.

2. The City of Santa Barbara will continue to uphold the California Values Act to ensure that all residents, workers, and visitors, regardless of immigration status, can engage with City services without fear of local enforcement actions based solely on immigration status.

3. As part of that commitment, the City of Santa Barbara reaffirms that it does not request or consider immigration status when issuing licenses, permits, or conducting code enforcement, such as regulating sidewalk vending. This approach ensures that all residents, regardless of immigration status, can access City services and participate in civic life without fear or discrimination.

4. The City of Santa Barbara strongly condemns any law enforcement agencies (except in limited necessary circumstances) using unmarked vehicles, masked agents, and unidentifiable personnel in immigration enforcement activities, and views such tactics as harmful to public trust, community safety, and constitutional protections.

5. The City of Santa Barbara calls upon the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its sub-agencies to implement clear, uniform identification standards for all field agents, including marked vehicles, visible agency badges, and advance notice protocols when operating in or near local jurisdictions.

6. The City of Santa Barbara reaffirms its commitment to due process, equal protection, and the rights of all individuals within its jurisdiction.

7. The City of Santa Barbara will continue to uphold its values as a safe, inclusive, and law-abiding community where government transparency and public safety remain paramount.

8. Copies of this Resolution shall be provided to the news media.

ATTACHMENT 1

DRAFT RESOLUTION
3 9. This Resolution shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until terminated by the City Council.

MEMORANDUM

OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
740 State Street | Suite 201 | Santa Barbara |California | USA | 93101 | T(805) 564-5326 | F(805) 564-5426 1201-250090
DATE: July 23, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Sarah J. Knecht, City Attorney
John Doimas, Assistant City Attorney
Arielle Zamora, Deputy City Attorney
SUBJECT: Preemption, Immigration Enforcement, and the California Values Act under the Supremacy Clause
Introduction
Recent reports indicate that federal immigration authorities, including agents from U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have been conducting enforcement actions within California communities without identifying themselves and engaging in racial profiling. These practices have raised serious concerns among a number of cities.

In response, local jurisdictions are considering policies to safeguard the community and maintain transparency in law enforcement activities. This memorandum provides an overview of the legal framework governing immigration enforcement, focusing on the limitations imposed by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution and federal preemption doctrine. It also examines the scope and effect of other federal statutes and the California Values Act (Gov. Code § 7284 et seq.).

Questions Presented

1. How does the Supremacy Clause limit state and local action on immigration?

2. What Federal Statutes prohibit interference with federal investigations, enforcement actions, or arrests?

3. How does the California Values Act fit within the federal preemption doctrine? Attachment 2
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Brief Answer

1. The Supremacy Clause establishes that federal law is the supreme law of the land, preempting conflicting state and local laws. Much of Federal law is encompassed in Federal statutes. In immigration, the federal government holds broad, exclusive authority, limiting states from enacting or enforcing laws that regulate immigration.

2. Federal law probits interference with investigations and enforcement actions. Under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3), it is a crime to intentionally prevent the flow of information to federal authorities about a possible federal offense even if no investigation is underway. 18 U.S.C. § 1519 bars the destruction or falsification of records to obstruct a federal matter.

3. The California Values Act does not regulate federal immigration directly but restricts state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Under the anticommandeering doctrine, states cannot be compelled to enforce federal regulatory programs. This theory was upheld in United States v. California, (9th Cir. 2019) 921 F.3d 865, confirming that the law is not preempted because it does not conflict with federal enforcement but merely reflects the state’s decision not to assist. In May of this year, America First Legal, representing the City of Huntington Beach, sued the State of California, Governor Newsom and the Attorney General seeking to invalidate the California Values Act arguing the statute violates the Supremany Clause, Naturalization Clause, and First Amendment. Litigation is ongoing.

Analysis
A. The Supremacy Clause
The Supremacy Clause, found in Article VI, Clause 2, of the United States Constitution, provides that the Constitution, federal laws made pursuant to it, and treaties constitute the “supreme Law of the Land.” This means that when federal and state laws conflict, federal law prevails. In the area of immigration, the federal government holds broad and exclusive authority and the Supremacy Clause limits the extent to which states and local governments can regulate or interfere with immigration enforcement. (Arizona v. United States (2012) 567 U.S. 387, 394.)
In Arizona v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that the federal government has “broad, undoubted power over the subject of immigration and the status of aliens.” (Arizona v. United States, supra, at 394.) The Court struck down several provisions of an Arizona law that sought to create parallel state immigration enforcement 3 1201-250090
because it conflicted with federal authority. The decision further established that “state laws are preempted when they conflict with federal law, including when they stand “as an obstacle to the accomplishment and execution of the full purposes and objectives of Congress.” (Id. at 387.)
However, the Court has made clear that the federal government cannot compel states or localities to use their resources to enforce federal law under what is known as the anticommandeering doctrine. This principle was reaffirmed in Murphy v. NCAA, (2018) 584 U.S. 453, 455.

B. Federal Statutes Prohibiting Interference with Federal Investigations and Enforcement Actions
As mentioned in the discussion regarding the Supremacy Clause, when federal and state laws (statutes) conflict, federal law prevails. There are several Federal statutes that prohibit interference with federal investigations, enforcement actions, or arrests. These statutes criminalize obstructive conduct aimed at hindering the communication of information, impeding investigations, or obstructing justice in matters within the United States.
18 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1512(b)(3) criminalizes conduct intended to hinder, delay, or prevent communication to federal law enforcement officers regarding the commission or possible commission of a federal crime. This provision does not require the existence or imminency of a federal investigation or proceeding at the time of the obstructive conduct. Instead, it focuses on the intent to thwart an inquiry into a possible federal crime. Federal jurisdiction under this statute is based on protecting the integrity of potential federal investigations by ensuring truthful and unimpeded communication of information to federal authorities. The statute broadly applies to obstructive behavior, including misleading conduct, threats, or intimidation, aimed at preventing the transmission of information about a federal offense.

U.S.C. § 1519 prohibits knowingly altering, destroying, falsifying, or concealing records, documents, or tangible objects with the intent to impede or obstruct the investigation or proper administration of any matter within the jurisdiction of a federal agency. 4 1201-250090
C. The California Values Act
The California Values Act (hereinafter, “the CVA”), codified at Government Code section 7284 was enacted in 2017 as part of the state’s effort to limit the involvement of state and local law enforcement agencies in federal immigration enforcement. (Gov. Code § 7284.2). The law reflects California’s public policy to foster trust between immigrant communities and local law enforcement and to ensure that local resources are not used to enforce federal laws. Ibid.

The CVA prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies, including their officers and employees, from using resources to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, or arrest persons for immigration enforcement purposes. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, subd. (a)(1)(A)- (E)). Specifically, law enforcement agencies are restricted from:
• Inquiring about an individual’s immigration status. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, subd. (a)(1)(A))
• Detaining individuals based on a hold request from federal immigration authorities. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, subd. (a)(1)(B))
• Providing information to federal authorities regarding a person’s release date, unless it is publicly available or required by law. (Gov. Code, § 7284.6, subd. (a)(1)(C))
• Transferring individuals to immigration authorities without a judicial warrant. (Gov.

Code, § 7284.6, subd. (a)(4))
The Ninth Circuit has upheld SB 54, finding that the federal government cannot force states to participate in federal immigration enforcement. The Court held that California has the right, pursuant to the anticommandeering rule, to refrain from assisting federal enforcement efforts. However, as mentioned above, new litigation has been filed to challenge the California Values Act asserting violation of the Supremacy Clause, and others.

Conclusion
The federal government’s exclusive authority over immigration enforcement, as established by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, limits state and local government’s ability to regulate or restrict the way ICE conducts its operations within a jurisdiction’s boundaries. Policies that directly obstruct or create an obstacle to federal immigration enforcement are preempted under the Supremacy Clause to the US Constitution.
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However, the anticommandeering doctrine protects state and local jurisdictions from being compelled to assist or participate in federal immigration activities. Thus, a jurisdiction may decline the use of its resources, property, and personnel for immigration enforcement purposes.

Finally, the California Values Act codifies California’s policy of limited cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. (Gov. Code, § 7284).
cc: Kelly McAdoo, City Administrator
Kelly Gordon, Chief of Police
City of Santa Barbara
General Fund Multi‐Year Forecast
FY2024
Actual
FY2025
Projection
FY2026
Staff
Recommended
Budget
FY2026
Adopted Budget
FY2027
Adopted Budget
FY2028
Forecast
FY2029
Forecast
FY2030
Forecast
Total General Fund Revenues $204,647,737  $216,111,176  $242,899,395  $242,899,395  $250,326,966  $257,819,194  $265,568,112  $274,020,967 Total General Fund Expenditures $212,306,481  $220,126,188  $242,173,563  $244,505,439  $256,243,347  $266,067,114  $276,398,079  $287,455,453 Surplus / (Deficit) (pre reserves) ($7,658,744) ($4,015,012) $725,832  ($1,606,044) ($5,916,381) ($8,247,921) ($10,829,967) ($13,434,486)Additional Reserve Contribution $3,482,962  $3,217,147  $4,439,383  $4,483,777  $2,236,624  $2,357,940  $2,487,838  $2,487,838 Net Surplus / (Deficit) ($11,141,706) ($7,232,159) ($3,713,551) ($6,089,821) ($8,153,005) ($10,605,861) ($13,317,806) ($15,922,324)Labor Negotiations Budget Impact Anaticipated Labor Contract Costs $3,148,334  $3,148,334  $5,464,894  $5,628,841  $5,797,707  $5,971,638 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) ‐ General Fund Backfill *Grants $677,135  $677,135 Housing Rehab Loans $238,500  $238,500 Staff Costs $197,570  $197,570 Other Internal Costs $33,212  $33,212 Total CDBG Backfill $1,146,417  $1,146,417 Surplus / (Deficit) (pre reserves) ($7,658,744) ($4,015,012) ($3,568,919) ($5,900,795) ($11,381,275) ($13,876,762) ($16,627,674) ($19,406,123)Additional Reserve Contribution $3,482,962  $3,217,147  $4,483,777  $4,483,777  $2,236,624  $2,357,940  $2,487,838  $2,487,838 Net Surplus / (Deficit) ($11,141,706) ($7,232,159) ($8,052,695) ($10,384,571) ($13,617,899) ($16,234,702) ($19,115,512) ($21,893,962) * Funds uncertain until Federal Budget adoption in October.

Attachment #3
Organization Name Program Name Funding Allocation FY25-26 CALM Inc. Trauma Treatment $23,700
Channel Islands YMCA Youth and Family Service $22,500
Channel Islands YMCA Noah's Anchorage $22,500
City Net FARO Center Case Manager $85,000
City Net Street Outreach and Case Management Services $475,551 Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Adult Residential Treatment Services $15,700 District Atty Office of Santa Barbara Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) $9,000 Family Service Agency Family Resource Center $20,700
Father Virgil Cordano Center Day Center $31,700
Freedom 4 Youth Culinary Training Program $31,300
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara Lunchtime Club $14,900 Good Samaritan Shelter Freedom Warming Center $23,700
Good Samaritan Shelter Dignity Moves Interim Housing Project $200,000 Legal Aid Foundation Access to Counsel Program $125,000 Mental Health Association Mental Healthcare Services $9,000 NBCC dba New Beginnings Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Program $45,000 NBCC dba New Beginnings Community Counseling Clinic Program $39,700 Organic Soup Kitchen Basic Needs: Nutrition and Food Security $23,500 Pacific Pride Foundation LGBTQ+ Bilingual Counseling $23,700 Rental Housing Mediation Program $127,360
Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels $13,400
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Integrated Healthcare $27,500 Santa Barbara Police Activities League Youth Leadership Council $9,000 Santa Barbara Police Activities League Life After High School Academy $9,000 Sarah House Santa Barbara Home & Hospice Care $17,900
SB ACT Neighborhood Navigation Centers and FARO Center $100,000 SBC Immigrant Legal Defense Center Urgent Legal Services $22,240 Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara Shower Program - Our Lady of Guadalupe $17,700 St. Vincent's Institution Family Strengthening Program $21,300 Standing Together to End Sexual Assault $31,700
The Turner Foundation Transitional Aged Youth $16,100
Transition House Family Shelter and Services $63,700
Attachment #4
Transition House Homelessness Prevention Program $13,700 United Boys & Girls Club Academic Support at Westside Club $19,900 Estimated Total (FY25-26) $1,752,651
Measure C General Fund Capital Projects FY2026-FY2027
USES
Measure C - Recommended
Budget FY2026
Measure C - Recommended
Budget FY2027
Other Funds
FY2026

CITY ADMINISTRATION
Homeless Response $ 214,000.00
Subtotal - City Administration $ 214,000.00 $ - $ -

CITY ADMINISTRATION - COMMUNITY VITALITY
State Street Master Plan $ 500,000.00 $ 500,000.00
Subtotal - Community Vitality $ 500,000.00 $ 500,000.00 $ - FIRE
Emergency Response Equipment Replacement $ 370,000.00 $ 370,000.00 Fire Department Portable Radio Replacement $ 800,000.00 $ 800,000.00 Fire Regional Dispatch Center $ 800,000.00 $ 800,000.00 SCBA Replacement $ 750,000.00 $ 750,000.00
Subtotal - Fire $ 2,720,000.00 $ 2,720,000.00 $ -

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Radio System Upgrade Project $ 1,000,000.00 $ 1,000,000.00 CIS Payment Plan (Finance) $ 20,000.00
GASB 87 & 96 Software (Finance) $ 40,000.00
Subtotal - Information Technology $ 1,000,000.00 $ 1,000,000.00 $ 60,000.00

LIBRARY
Central Library Fire Protection $ 250,000.00 $ -
Eastside Library Construction - Garage $ 200,000.00 $ 400,000.00 Library Technology Replacement $ 56,252.00 $ 58,502.00
Subtotal - Library $ 506,252.00 $ 458,502.00 $ -

PARKS & RECREATION
Casa Las Palmas $ 100,000.00
Dwight Murphy Field Renovation $ 604,623.00 $ 604,623.00 Franceschi House Rehabilitation $ 250,000.00
Ortega Park Renovation $ 350,000.00
Park & Recreation Equipment Replacement $ 250,000.00 $ 250,000.00 Park Field Renewal & Irrigation $ 250,000.00
Park Infrastructure Safety Program $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 Parks and Recreation Master Plan $ 500,000.00 $ 250,000.00 Parks Restroom Building Minor Renewal $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 Playground Replacement $ 200,000.00
Plaza Vera Cruz Renovation $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00
Trails & Walkways $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00
Urban Forest Management Plan Implementation $ 550,000.00 $ 300,000.00 West Beach Splash Playground $ 300,000.00
Westside Center Event Renovation $ 150,000.00
Subtotal - Parks & Recreation $ 3,304,623.00 $ 2,404,623.00 $ - POLICE
Police Equipment Replacement $ 687,000.00 $ 687,000.00
Police Station Building $ 13,957,927.00 $ 12,757,927.00 Subtotal - Police $ 14,644,927.00 $ 13,444,927.00 $ -

PUBLIC WORKS - STREETS
Cliff Drive $ 2,460,000.00 $ 2,460,000.00
Corridor Improvements: Mission Canyon Corridor Improvements $ 50,000.00 De La Guerra Plaza Revitalization $ 250,000.00
De La Vina at Vernon Street Bridge $ 50,000.00
Islay Street Bridge Replacement Project $ 150,000.00
Milpas Street Crosswalk Safety & Sidewalk Widening Program $ 750,000.00 $ 750,000.00 Overlays $ 6,000,000.00 $ 7,000,000.00 $ 106,421.00
Pedestrian Enhancement: Crosswalk Improvements $ 41,000.00 $ 234,000.00 Pedestrian Enhancement: On-Street Disabled Parking $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00 Sidewalk Repairs $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 50,000.00
Street Lighting Improvements $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00
Traffic Signal Maintenance Program $ - $ 150,000.00 $ 205,639.00 Walkways & Building Pathways $ 100,000.00
Westside & Lower West Active Transportation Plan Improvementation $ 1,029,000.00 $ 1,029,000.00 Subtotal - Streets & Related Infrastructure $ 10,780,000.00 $ 12,123,000.00 $ 462,060.00

Attachment #5
Measure C General Fund Capital Projects FY2026-FY2027 (continued) USES
Measure C - Recommended
Budget FY2026
Measure C - Recommended
Budget FY2027
Other Funds
FY2026

PUBLIC WORKS - FACILITIES
ADA - Transition Plan Implementation $ 250,000.00
ADA - Walkways & Building Pathways $ 100,000.00
Carrillo Gym Renovation $ 300,000.00 $ 100,000.00
HVAC Maintenance & Replacement $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Minor Renewal-Fire Station 6 $ 200,000.00 $ -
Minor Renewal-Los Banos Building $ 500,000.00 $ 1,500,000.00 New Auto Shop Lifts $ 200,000.00 $ -
Subtotal - Facilities $ 1,300,000.00 $ 1,700,000.00 $ 350,000.00

SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 Subtotal - Sustainability & Resilience $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ - Total Recommended Uses $ 35,119,802.00 $ 34,501,052.00 $ 872,060.00

Attachment #6

Immigration Legislation
Monday, July 28, 2025
AB 49 (Muratsuchi, D) Schoolsites: immigration enforcement.

Introduced: 12/02/2024
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes

11. Noes 1.) (July 15). Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/15/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: Current law prohibits, except as required by state or federal law or as required to administer a state or federally supported educational program, school officials and employees of a school district, county office of education, or charter school from collecting information or documents regarding citizenship or immigration status of pupils or their family members. Current law requires the superintendent of a school district, the superintendent of a county office of education, and the principal of a charter school, as applicable, to report to the respective governing board or body of the local educational agency in a timely manner any requests for information or access to a schoolsite by an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws in a manner that ensures the confidentiality and privacy of any potentially identifying information.

This bill would prohibit school officials and employees of a local educational agency from allowing an immigration authority to enter a nonpublic area of a schoolsite for any purpose without being presented with a valid judicial warrant or a court order. The bill would require school officials and employees of a local educational agency, to the extent practicable, to request valid identification of any immigration authority seeking to enter a nonpublic area of a schoolsite. (Based on 07/17/2025 text)
AB 419 (Connolly, D) Educational equity: immigration enforcement.

Introduced: 02/05/2025
Last Amended: 03/27/2025
Status: 07/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/08/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: Current law requires the governing board or body of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to perform specified actions relating to pupils and immigration status, including, among others, providing information to parents and guardians, as appropriate, regarding their children’s right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs. This bill would require the governing board or body of a local educational agency to post specified information related to immigration enforcement in the administrative buildings and on the internet websites of the local educational agency and each of its schoolsites, as provided. To the extent the bill imposes additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 03/27/2025 text)
AB 421 (Solache, D) Immigration enforcement: prohibitions on access, sharing information, and law enforcement collaboration.

Introduced: 02/05/2025
Status: 04/08/2025 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Attachment #7
Location: 03/03/2025 - Assembly Public Safety
Summary: The California Values Act generally prohibits California law enforcement agencies from investigating, interrogating, detaining, detecting, or arresting persons for immigration enforcement purposes. Current law provides certain limited exceptions to this prohibition. This bill would prohibit California law enforcement agencies from collaborating with, or providing any information in writing, verbally, on in any other manner to, immigration authorities regarding proposed or currently underway immigration enforcement actions when the actions could be or are taking place within a radius of one mile of any childcare or daycare facility, religious institution, place of worship, hospital, or medical office. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local law enforcement agencies or officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 02/05/2025 text) AB 450 (Carrillo, D) Public social services: support for older and aging immigrants.

Introduced: 02/06/2025
Last Amended: 07/09/2025
Status: 07/09/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/07/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: The Mello-Granlund Older Californians Act establishes the California Department of Aging and states that the mission of the department is to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or least restrictive homelike environments. This bill would, subject to an appropriation for these purposes, require the department, in conjunction with the State Department of Social Services, to oversee a stakeholder process to support findings and recommendations on how to best support older and aging immigrants, as defined, regardless of their immigration status, in California. The bill would require the departments to jointly establish a panel, as specified, and would require the panel to invite stakeholder and subject matter experts to participate. The bill would require the panel to consider specified issues, including affordability and access to social services and housing. The bill would require the first meeting to occur no later than 90 days after funding for the panel becomes available and authorizes both departments to contract with academic research entities to supplement the process. The bill would require the panel to issue findings and recommendations to both departments by July 1, 2028, on the most effective ways to implement policies and programs to support older and aging immigrants, regardless of their immigration status. The bill would require the departments to jointly submit a report containing the panel’s findings to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2028. (Based on 07/09/2025 text) AB 690 (Schultz, D) Criminal procedure: indigent defense compensation.

Introduced: 02/14/2025
Last Amended: 05/23/2025
Status: 07/14/2025 - In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

Location: 07/14/2025 - Senate APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
Summary: Current law grants a defendant the right to counsel in a noncapital case, and requires a defendant to be represented by counsel in a capital case. Current law requires specified assigned counsel to receive a reasonable sum for compensation and for necessary expenses, as determined by the court, to be paid out of the general fund of the county. This bill would, commencing with contracts for indigent defense services entered into after January 1, 2027, revise the process and require a county or court, when contracting for the provision or administration of indigent defense services, to include certain elements in the contract or other agreement for indigent services, including requirements for compliance with the Office of the State Public Defender’s California Standards for Contract and Panel Defense Systems. The bill would specify that, in the absence of a contract for indigent defense services, an agreement for the services shall meet the Office of the State Public Defender’s California Standards for Contract and Panel Defense Systems, as specified. The bill would prohibit a county or court from entering into flat fee contracts, as defined, or per case compensation contracts. The bill would require the structure of the contract for indigent defense services to ensure that attorneys have the resources and time necessary to provide competent legal representation. The bill would require counties that contract with a private

entity or law firm to manage and provide indigent defense services to provide all those contracts to the Office of the State Public Defender every 2 years. (Based on 05/23/2025 text) AB 1108 (Hart, D) County officers: coroners: in-custody deaths.

Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/16/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: Current law specifies the officers of a county, including, but not limited to, the coroner. Current law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to consolidate the duties of various county offices in various combinations, including combining the duties of the sheriff and the coroner. Existing law defines a “forensic autopsy” as an examination of a body of a decedent to generate medical evidence for which the cause of death is determined. In cases in which a forensic autopsy is performed, existing law requires the manner of death to be determined by the coroner or medical examiner of a county. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2027, in any county in which the offices of the sheriff and the coroner are combined, prohibit the sheriff-coroner from determining the circumstances, manner, and cause of death, as provided, for an in-custody death, as defined. The bill, instead, would require the sheriff-coroner to contract with another county that has a coroner’s office that operates independently from the office of the sheriff, another county that has established an office of medical examiner, as specified, or a third-party medical examination provider that is separate and independent from the office of the sheriff-coroner and meets certain physician qualification requirements, as specified, to determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of death. The bill would define “in-custody death” for purposes of the bill to include, among other things, the death of a person who is detained, under arrest, or is in the process of being detained or arrested, is en route to be incarcerated, or is incarcerated at a municipal or county jail or state prison, or who is en route to be detained, or is detained, at a federal correctional facility or immigration detention facility, as provided. (Based on 07/17/2025 text)
AB 1136 (Ortega, D) Employment: immigration and work authorization.

Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/16/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: The California Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits various forms of employment and housing discrimination, including various types of discrimination because of national origin. Current law empowers the Civil Rights Department to investigate and prosecute complaints alleging unlawful practices. Current labor law also prohibits an employer or other person or entity from engaging in, or to directing another person or entity to engage in, unfair immigration-related practices against a person for exercising specified rights. Current law defines unfair immigration-related practices for these purposes. Current law additionally makes it unlawful for an employer to request more or different immigration documents than are required under federal law, to refuse to honor documents tendered that reasonably appear to be genuine, and to take other related actions concerning employee work authorization documents. Current law authorizes an applicant for employment or an employee who is subject to an unlawful act that is prohibited by these provisions, or a representative of that applicant for employment or employee, to file a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. Current law establishes specified civil penalties for a violation of these provisions. This bill would require each employee, upon request, to be released by their employer for up to 5 unpaid working days in order to attend appointments, interviews, adjudications, legal proceedings, detainment, or any other meeting at which the employee’s presence is required concerning the employee’s immigration status, work authorization, visa status, or any other immigration-related matter. The bill would also require a postintroductory employee, as defined, whose employment has been terminated due to an inability to provide documentation of proper work authorization to be immediately reinstated to their former classification without loss in seniority, subject to producing proper work authorization,except as provided. (Based on 07/17/2025 text) AB 1261 (Bonta, D) Immigration: unaccompanied undocumented minors: right to legal counsel.

Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 04/23/2025
Status: 07/08/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 7). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/07/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: Current law, subject to available funding, requires the State Department of Social Services to contract with qualified nonprofit legal services organizations to provide legal services to unaccompanied undocumented minors who are transferred to the care and custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and who are present in this state or are residing with a family member or other sponsor. Current law requires contracts awarded pursuant to the above-described provision to be executed with qualified nonprofit legal services organizations that meet certain requirements, including having experience representing individuals in removal proceedings and asylum applications. This bill would require the state to provide legal counsel to each unaccompanied undocumented minor in the physical custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and present in California or residing with a family member or other sponsor in California, as specified. (Based on 04/23/2025 text)
AB 1303 (Valencia, D) Communications: lifeline telephone service program.

Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 07/10/2025
Status: 07/10/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/08/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: The Moore Universal Telephone Service Act establishes the Universal Lifeline Telephone Service program in order to provide low-income households with access to affordable basic residential telephone service.

Current law requires the Public Utilities Commission to accept applications for lifeline telephone service according to procedures specified by the commission. This bill would prohibit the commission, its staff, the lifeline program’s third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and their contractors, agents, successors, or assignees, from sharing, disclosing, or otherwise making accessible any information provided by an applicant or subscriber to the lifeline program, or a subprogram or pilot program of the lifeline program, to any agency of a local government, a state government, or the federal government, or to an immigration authority, as defined, without a court-ordered subpoena or valid judicial warrant, except as specified. The bill would authorize the commission, its staff, the lifeline program’s third-party administrator, and lifeline service providers, and the providers’ agents, successors, or assignees, to request, but would prohibit those entities from requiring, applicants and subscribers to provide social security numbers to apply to, or participate in, the lifeline program. (Based on 07/10/2025 text) AB 1348 (Bains, D) Average daily attendance: emergencies: immigration enforcement activity.

Introduced: 02/21/2025
Last Amended: 07/10/2025
Status: 07/10/2025 - From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Calendar: 08/18/25 S-APPROPRIATIONS 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200 CABALLERO, ANNA, Chair Location: 07/08/2025 - Senate Appropriations
Summary: Current law establishes a public school financing system that requires state funding for county superintendents of schools, school districts, and charter schools to be calculated pursuant to a local control funding formula, as specified. Current law requires the local control funding formula, in part, to be based on average daily attendance, as defined. For purposes of state apportionments based on average daily attendance, as provided, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of a specified type of emergency, existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to estimate the average daily attendance in a manner that credits to the

school district, county office of education, or charter school the total average daily attendance that would have been credited had the emergency not occurred, as provided. This bill would, until July 1, 2029, require the Superintendent, if the average daily attendance of a school district, county office of education, or charter school has been materially decreased during a fiscal year because of immigration enforcement activities, as defined, to estimate the average daily attendance in the same manner described above if certain conditions are met, including, among others, the submission of a form certifying compliance with requirements related to the availability of independent study, as provided. (Based on 07/10/2025 text) SB 48 (Gonzalez, D) Immigration enforcement: schoolsites: prohibitions on access and sharing information.

Introduced: 12/16/2024
Last Amended: 07/09/2025
Status: 07/14/2025 - July 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

Location: 07/02/2025 - Assembly Judiciary
Summary: Would prohibit school districts, county offices of education, or charter schools and their personnel, to the extent possible, from granting permission to an immigration authority to access the nonpublic areas of a schoolsite, producing a pupil for questioning by an immigration authority at a schoolsite, or consenting to a search of any kind of the nonpublic areas of a schoolsite by an immigration authority, unless the immigration authority presents a valid judicial warrant or court order. The bill would require a local educational agency and its personnel, when presented with a valid judicial warrant or court order to carry out the above-described actions, to (1) request valid identification and a written statement of purpose from the immigration authority and retain copies of those documents and (2), as early as possible, notify the designated local educational agency administrator of the request and advise the immigration authority that the local educational agency administrator is required to provide direction before access to the nonpublic areas of a schoolsite or pupil may be granted. The bill would require a local educational agency and its personnel, if an immigration authority does not present a valid judicial warrant or court order, to (1), as early as possible, notify the designated local educational agency administrator of the request, (2) deny the immigration authority access to the nonpublic areas of the schoolsite, and (3) make a reasonable effort to have the denial witnessed and documented. The bill would also prohibit a local educational agency and its personnel from disclosing or providing, in writing, verbally, or in any other manner, the education records of or any information about a pupil, pupil’s family and household, school employee, or teacher to an immigration authority without a valid judicial warrant or court order directing the local educational agency or its personnel to do so. The bill would also require the Attorney General to publish model policies to assist K–12 schools in responding to immigration issues pursuant to the above-described requirements. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 07/09/2025 text)
SB 81 (Arreguín, D) Health and care facilities: information sharing.

Introduced: 01/17/2025 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/08/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: The Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) prohibits a provider of health care, a health care service plan, a contractor, or a corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates from intentionally sharing, selling, using for marketing, or otherwise using any medical information, as defined, for any purpose not necessary to provide health care services to a patient, except as provided. The CMIA prohibits a provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor from disclosing medical information regarding a patient of the provider of health care or an enrollee or subscriber of a health care service plan without first obtaining authorization from the patient, except if the disclosure is compelled by, among other things, a search warrant lawfully issued to a governmental law enforcement agency or a court order. Current law makes a violation of these provisions that results in economic loss or personal injury to a patient punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would revise the definition of “medical information” to include immigration status, including current and prior immigration status, and place of birth, and would define “immigration enforcement” to mean any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law, and also includes any and all efforts to investigate, enforce, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal criminal immigration that penalizes a person’s presence in, entry or reentry to, or employment in, the United States. The bill would specify that a

provider of health care, health care service plan, or contractor shall disclose medical information regarding a patient of the provider of health care or an enrollee or subscriber or a health care service plan pursuant to a valid search warrant issued by a judicial officer, including a magistrate, to a governmental law enforcement agency, or pursuant to a court order issued by a court of this state. (Based on 07/17/2025 text) SB 98 (Pérez, D) Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification.

Introduced: 01/23/2025
Last Amended: 06/23/2025
Status: 07/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (July 8). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/08/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law prohibits, except as required by state or federal law or as required to administer a state or federally supported educational program, school officials and employees of a school district, county office of education, or charter school from collecting information or documents regarding citizenship or immigration status of pupils or their family members. Current law requires the Attorney General, by April 1, 2018, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, to publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement at public schools, to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law, and ensuring that public schools remain safe and accessible to all California residents, regardless of immigration status, and requires the Attorney General, at a minimum, to consider certain issues when developing the model policies, including, among others, procedures for local educational agency employees to notify the specified officials if an individual requests or gains access to school grounds for purposes related to immigration enforcement. Current law requires the superintendent of a school district, the superintendent of a county office of education, and the principal of a charter school, as applicable, to report to the respective governing board or body of the local educational agency in a timely manner any requests for information or access to a schoolsite by an officer or employee of a law enforcement agency for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws in a manner that ensures the confidentiality and privacy of any potentially identifying information. This bill would require the superintendent of a school district, the superintendent of a county office of education, and the principal of a charter school, or their respective designee, to notify, as specified, all teachers, staff, other school community members that work on the schoolsite, parents, and guardians when the presence of immigration enforcement, as defined, is confirmed on the schoolsite. (Based on 06/23/2025 text)
SB 281 (Pérez, D) Pleas: immigration advisement.

Introduced: 02/05/2025
Last Amended: 07/15/2025
Status: 07/15/2025 - Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 06/18/2025 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law requires the court, prior to the acceptance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to advise the defendant that if they are not a citizen, conviction of the crime charged may result in deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization. After January 1, 1978, if the court fails to advise the defendant, as required, and the defendant shows that conviction of the offense to which the defendant pleaded guilty or nolo contendere may have the consequences for the defendant of deportation, exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of naturalization pursuant to the laws of the United States, the court, on the defendant’s motion, is required to vacate the judgment and permit the defendant to withdraw the plea of guilty or nolo contendere, and enter a plea of not guilty. This bill would require the court to give the above-described advisement verbatim and would clarify the advisement to state that if the defendant is not a citizen of the United States, conviction may result in the specified immigration consequences. (Based on 07/15/2025 text) SB 294 (Reyes, D) The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.

Introduced: 02/06/2025
Last Amended: 07/01/2025
Status: 07/09/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 8). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/08/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, headed by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations, for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Current law prescribes the duties and rights of employers and employees relating to specified labor laws, including, among other things, paid sick days, workers’ compensation, and notice requirements related to inspections conducted by an immigration agency. This bill would establish the Workplace Know Your Rights Act. The bill would require an employer, within 30 days after the Labor Commissioner posts a template notice on its internet website, and annually thereafter, to provide a stand-alone written notice to each current employee of specified workers’ rights, including, among other things, the categories described above, as well as constitutional rights of an employee when interacting with law enforcement at the workplace, as specified. The bill would also require the employer to provide the written notice to each new employee upon hire and to provide the written notice annually to an employee’s authorized representative, if any. This bill would require the Labor Commissioner to develop a template notice and would authorize an employer to use the template notice to comply with the notice requirement described above. The bill would also require the Labor Commissioner, on or before July 1, 2026, to develop a video for employees advising them of their rights under the areas described above and to develop a video for employers advising them of their requirements under those areas. (Based on 07/01/2025 text) SB 307 (Cervantes, D) Public postsecondary education: immigration enforcement.

Introduced: 02/10/2025
Last Amended: 06/26/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Location: 07/17/2025 - Assembly THIRD READING
Summary: Current law requires the Trustees of the California State University, the governing boards of community college districts, and independent institutions of higher education that are qualifying institutions for purposes of the Cal Grant Program, and requests the Regents of the University of California, to the fullest extent consistent with state and federal law, to implement various precautionary measures when federal immigration enforcement activities are undertaken on campuses of those segments, as specified. This bill would require the Trustees of the California State University, and would request the Regents of the University of California, to implement additional precautionary measures, including, among others, requiring adoption of a systemwide policy addressing course grades, administrative withdrawal, and reenrollment for undocumented students who are unable to attend their courses by the final drop date due to immigration enforcement activity, as specified. (Based on 06/26/2025 text)
SB 580 (Durazo, D) Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 06/16/2025
Status: 06/24/2025 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (June 24). Rereferred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 06/24/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law requires the Attorney General to develop model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law at public schools, public libraries, courthouses, specified health facilities, shelters, and other specified state agencies. This bill would similarly require the Attorney General, on or before July 1, 2026, and in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, to publish model policies for limiting assistance with immigration enforcement, consistent with federal and state law, and to publish guidance and recommendations for databases operated by state and local agencies to limit the availability of information in those databases for the purposes of immigration enforcement, consistent with federal and state law. The bill would require state and local agencies to implement these model policies and adopt the guidance on or before January 1, 2027, as specified. (Based on 06/16/2025 text) SB 627 (Wiener, D) Law enforcement: masks.

Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/17/2025 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/16/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law makes it a misdemeanor to wear a mask, false whiskers, or any personal disguise, as specified, with the purpose of evading or escaping discovery, recognition, or identification while committing a public offense, or for concealment, flight, evasion, or escape from arrest or conviction for any public offense. This bill would make it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. The bill would define law enforcement officer as anyone designated by California law as a peace officer and any officer or agent of a federal law enforcement agency, or any person acting on behalf of a federal law enforcement agency. The bill would make a violation of these provisions punishable as an infraction or a misdemeanor, as specified. By creating a new crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 07/17/2025 text)
SB 635 (Durazo, D) Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.

Introduced: 02/20/2025
Last Amended: 05/29/2025
Status: 07/16/2025 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes

0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/16/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law authorizes a local authority, as defined, to adopt a program to regulate sidewalk vendors if the program complies with specified standards. These standards include restricting the local authority from requiring a sidewalk vendor to operate within specific parts of the public right-of-way, except when that restriction is directly related to objective health, safety, or welfare concerns. A violation of these provisions is punishable only by an administrative fine, as specified. This bill would prohibit a local authority, except as otherwise required by federal law, from providing voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to access, review, or obtain any of the local authority’s records that include personally identifiable information of any sidewalk vendors in the jurisdiction without a subpoena or judicial warrant. The bill would also prohibit a local authority and its personnel from disclosing or providing in writing, verbally, or in any other manner personally identifiable information of any sidewalk vendor that is requested for purposes of immigration enforcement, except pursuant to a valid judicial warrant. (Based on 05/29/2025 text)
SB 805 (Pérez, D) Crimes.

Introduced: 02/21/2025 (Spot bill)
Last Amended: 07/17/2025
Status: 07/18/2025 - Coauthors revised.

Location: 07/16/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: Current law prohibits credibly impersonating a peace officer, firefighter, or employee of a public utility, state or local government agency, or search and rescue team, as specified. Current law also prohibits willfully and credibly impersonating a peace officer, firefighter, or employee of a public utility, state or local government agency, or search and rescue team through or on an internet website, or by other electronic means, for the purposes of defrauding another. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable as a misdemeanor. This bill would clarify that a peace officer, for these purposes, includes a federal law enforcement officer. The bill would extend these offenses to include willfully and credibly impersonating any of those entities through any means for the purpose of defrauding another. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (Based on 07/17/2025 text)
SB 841 (Rubio, D) Immigration enforcement.

Introduced: 02/21/2025 (Spot bill)

Last Amended: 06/19/2025
Status: 07/16/2025 - Coauthors revised. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes

0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Location: 07/16/2025 - Assembly Appropriations
Summary: 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. Current law provides for the inspection of homeless shelters and makes a violation of these provisions a crime. Current 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. Current law requires domestic violence shelter-based program staff to work with social service agencies, schools, and law enforcement agencies in an advocacy capacity. This bill, the Keep Safe Spaces Safe Act, would prohibit, to the extent possible, an employee of a homeless shelter, rape crisis center, domestic violence shelter, family justice center, or human trafficking service provider from allowing access to the nonpublic areas of those facilities, except as required by state or federal law, for immigration enforcement activity, as defined, unless specified criteria are met, including a valid judicial warrant. This bill would provide that its provisions are severable. (Based on 06/19/2025 text)