SB 1132 (Durazo) – Private detention facilities and Local Health Officers, signed into law, 2024.
Ensured county health officials have the ability to enter private detention facilities for routine public health and safety inspections, in order to safeguard the health and well being of detained individuals, and to ensure that these private facilities adhere to proper public health orders and guidelines.
AB 280 (Holden) – The California Mandela Act, died on inactive file, 2023.
This visionary bill would have set in statute a definition of what constitutes solitary confinement across all detention facilities, outlined safe and effective limits on its usage, and provided humane alternatives to the established practice of solitary confinement when individuals needed to be housed individually. Though unable to secure the Governor’s signature, this highly ambitious effort set the precedent for what’s possible, and NGP and California Mandela Campaign partners look forward to working with the next Governor to secure comprehensive reform.
AB 263 (Arambula) – The Health Oversight and Leadership in Detention, signed into law, 2021.
Cemented into statute the requirement for all private detention facilities to adhere to state and local health regulations, and crucially, empowered public health officials to issue health enforcement orders against these facilities.
AB 1096 (L. Rivas) – Replacing “Alien” in California Law, signed into law, 2021.
Updated California law by replacing the outdated term “alien” with more suitable terms, depending on the context, when referring to individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
AB 2043 (R. Rivas) – Agricultural Employee COVID-19 Health and Safety Act, signed into law, 2020.
Funded a health and safety educational outreach campaign targeted at farmworkers and codified certain agricultural worksite health and safety guidance protocols established by Cal-OSHA.
AB 2788 (Gloria) – Public Utilities and Cooperation with Immigration Authorities, signed into law, 2020.
Required ICE or other federal authorities to obtain a court-ordered subpoena or judicial warrant prior to accessing a customer’s utility data.
AB 3228 (Bonta) – Private Detention Facilities, signed into law, 2020.
Ensures that private, for-profit detention facilities operated under uniform health and safety protocols and adhered to state healthcare guidelines for all individuals in their custody, regardless of immigration status.
