Governor signed a package of bills on Sept. 29, 2026, designed to expand California’s oversight of immigration enforcement, the governor’s office said.

The governor’s office listed core changes: a ban on wearable electroshock devices often called "shock gloves"; a first‑in‑the‑nation 25% tax on private detention facilities with revenue directed to immigration‑related services; new health, safety and oversight rules for civil detention facilities; broader public‑records access about private detention operations; and limits on using state property for federal immigration staging, processing, detention or operations.

The package also contains operational limits and personnel rules the state will enforce where federal activity uses state resources; the office said the bills prohibit ICE officers with serious on‑the‑job misconduct from becoming California peace officers or public employees and require clearer identification on rental vehicles used for detention or transport.

Those changes have practical effects for Californians; the tax aims to generate funding for legal and social services described in the package, expanded records access is intended to let communities and local officials see conditions inside private facilities, and state restrictions are meant to reduce the ways federal immigration operations can use state property or equipment.

The governor’s office framed the bills as a response to an intensified federal enforcement environment, including federal operations in Southern California and the federalization of California National Guard personnel; Governor Newsom said, "Trump has put his political interests above the health, safety and livelihood of American families."

The release lists the bills by name and number, including AB 2760 (wearable electroshock devices), AB 1633 (taxation: private detention facilities), SB 423 (California Public Records Act: private detention facilities), SB 747 (civil rights: deprivation of federal constitutional rights), and AB 1807 (immigration enforcement: use of state‑owned property), among others.

The governor’s office said California cannot dictate federal immigration policy; where federal enforcement operates within the state, the office said California will set state‑law limits on use of state property, resources and facilities and expand oversight of detention centers.

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