Bill dossier · state as of the snapshot
SB 942: Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention
Bill
SB 942 (2025-2026)
Internal identity
CA|2025-2026|SB942
Author
Caballero
Lifecycle
ENROLLED AND PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR · 31 AUGUST · 6:00 PM
Where it sits
Governor
Last recorded action
August 31, 2026
Recorded vote
—
Enrollment
ENROLLED
Governor
PRESENTED 31 AUGUST 2026, 6:00 PM
Urgency
Yes — immediate effect if enacted
Chapter
Not applicable
Verification
VERIFIED
Governor deadline
September 30, 2026
Verified
September 1, 2026
Latest recorded action
August 31, 2026. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6:00 PM.
Urgency. The enrolled bill contains an urgency provision providing for immediate effect if enacted. Urgency describes what would happen on enactment; it does not make an unsigned bill operative.
What the bill does
Would establish health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention facilities, with Attorney General enforcement authority.
What it does not do
SB 942 has completed legislative passage and was presented to Governor Newsom at 6:00 PM on 31 August. The enrolled bill contains an urgency provision providing for immediate effect if enacted. It is not law and no standard is operative unless and until gubernatorial action occurs.
KPSGILL position
No position taken. Detention health standards intersect the constitutional-floor analysis in correctional health care. The enforcement mechanism — Attorney General authority rather than a private right — is the design choice worth watching.
What happens next
Governor action deadline: September 30, 2026, computed from this bill’s own presentment rather than applied mechanically. Every qualifying measure is tracked on the Governor’s Health Bill Desk; scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.
Primary sources
Register: data/ca-bills.json · internal identity CA|2025-2026|SB942 · verification state VERIFIED · tracker: California Legislature 2026.