SB 942: Civil detainees: bill of rights — health, safety and dignity standards for civil immigration detention

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. This bill was enrolled and presented to the Governor on 31 AUGUST 2026, 6:00 PM, so the deadline runs from a presentment on the record rather than from the session-wide date applied mechanically. Every qualifying measure is tracked on the Governor’s Health Bill Desk; scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.