Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.

Section 12532.5(a)(1) no longer explicitly requires the model policies to address 'limiting assistance with immigration enforcement.' The policies are now described as relating only to 'interaction with immigration authorities consistent with federal and state law.' The database guidance requirement in subsection (b) still retains its explicit reference to limiting information availability for immigration enforcement purposes.

The legislative counsel's digest was updated to remove the phrase 'as amended' and to align its description of the model policies with the revised statutory language, dropping the reference to 'limiting assistance.'

Standard enrolled bill formatting changes: removal of prior amendment dates, addition of Senate and Assembly passage dates (September 10 and September 9, 2025 respectively), addition of governor receipt and approval blocks, and reformatting of page numbers and layout.

Removed the requirement in Section 1(b)(2) that state and local agencies must adopt necessary changes to their database governance policies by January 1, 2027 consistent with Attorney General guidance. The bill now only requires the AG to publish the guidance itself.

Changed language from 'limiting assistance with immigration enforcement' to 'limiting assistance relating to interaction with immigration enforcement,' narrowing the scope of the model policies to focus on interactions rather than all forms of assistance.

The bill was assigned Chapter 670 and received the Governor's signature on October 12, 2025, converting it from an enrolled bill into a chaptered law.

Header changed from Senate Bill No. 580 with passage dates to 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' format standard for chaptered laws.

Line breaks, indentation, and page numbering were reformatted throughout the document to match the official chaptered law layout. No statutory language was added, removed, or altered.

A new amendment date (September 2, 2025) was added to the bill header, indicating the Assembly amended the bill again.

In the fiscal summary paragraph, the phrase 'adopt the guidance on or before January 1, 2027' was changed to 'adopt the guidance the model policies on or before January 1, 2027,' which appears to be a clerical or drafting error rather than an intentional policy change. The operative statutory text in Section 1 remains unchanged.

The entire surplus land disposal component was removed. This included amendments to Government Code Section 54234 dealing with local agency property disposition, exclusive negotiating agreements, the Metro North Hollywood Joint Development Project, competitive requests for proposals for affordable housing (100+ units with 25% lower-income restriction), Community Redevelopment Property Trust Fund land, and litigation extension provisions.

The bill's title changed from 'An act to amend Section 54234 of add Section 12532.5 to the Government Code, relating to land use. state government.' to 'An act to add Section 12532.5 to the Government Code, relating to state government,' reflecting the removal of the land use topic.

Section 2 (legislative findings) was expanded from a single sentence to four subsections: (a) finding that immigrants are valuable community members and indiscriminate enforcement negatively impacts state functions; (b) affirming the constitutional right to privacy protects personal information; (c) stating that trust between the immigrant community and government agencies is central to public safety, health, and welfare; (d) retaining the original statewide concern declaration.

Fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now carries recognized fiscal obligations requiring reimbursement for state-mandated costs imposed on local agencies.

Added new Section 12532.5 to the Government Code requiring the Attorney General to publish model policies for state and local agencies on limiting assistance with immigration enforcement, consistent with federal and state law.

Includes a legislative finding that protecting state resources from federal immigration enforcement is a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair, explicitly extending the bill's application to all cities including charter cities.

Requires state and local agencies to implement the Attorney General's model policy or an equivalent policy by January 1, 2027.

Requires the Attorney General to publish guidance, audit criteria, and training recommendations for databases operated by state or local agencies (including vendor-maintained databases) to limit availability of information for immigration enforcement purposes by July 1, 2026.

Sets two key deadlines: July 1, 2026 for the Attorney General to publish model policies and database guidance; January 1, 2027 for agencies to implement policies and adopt database governance changes.

Exempts rules, policies, or standards issued by the Attorney General under this section from the Administrative Procedure Act requirements (Chapter 3.5 of Part 1, Government Code), allowing faster rulemaking without typical procedural hurdles.

Changed fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes' and state-mandated local program from 'no' to 'yes', acknowledging that the new duties imposed on local agencies constitute a state mandate requiring reimbursement under Part 7 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Added a severability clause (Section 3) stating that if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions continue in effect.

The Attorney General must now consult with appropriate stakeholders before publishing model policies for state and local agencies relating to interaction with immigration authorities (Section 12532.5(a)(1)).

The Attorney General must now consult with appropriate stakeholders before publishing guidance, audit criteria, and training recommendations for databases operated by state or local agencies (Section 12532.5(b)(1)).