Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

Senator Durazo's legislation directs the California Attorney General to establish new parameters for how state and local agencies interact with federal immigration authorities. Under the measure, the Attorney General must develop model policies by July 1, 2026 that outline protocols for agency interactions with immigration officials while maintaining compliance with federal and state laws.

The bill creates a two-part framework focused on direct engagement and data management. First, it requires state and local agencies to implement the Attorney General's model policies, or equivalent standards, governing immigration-related interactions by January 2027. Second, it mandates the Attorney General to issue guidance on managing government databases to restrict information availability for immigration enforcement purposes, with agencies required to update their data governance accordingly.

The legislation's findings cite the California Constitution's privacy protections and characterize trust between government agencies and immigrant communities as essential for effective governance. The measure applies uniformly across all California cities, including charter cities, as the Legislature determined immigration enforcement assistance involves matters of statewide rather than purely municipal concern. While the bill imposes new requirements on local agencies, it provides for state reimbursement of associated costs if deemed necessary by the Commission on State Mandates.