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AB 2465 (Ortega) / Private Detention Facilities / Immigration Enforcement Activities / Prohibit From Receiving Taxpayer Funding / 2025-2026 State Legislative Program

Council File 25-0002-S141

Pending — the City Council's backing for a state bill banning taxpayer funding to private immigration detention facilities is awaiting committee review, with no action taken yet.

Introduced
2026-09-11
Last changed
2026-09-11
Status
open
Expires
2028-09-11
Committee
Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Mover
EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
Second
YSABEL JURADO

Brief

Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Ysabel Jurado introduced a resolution backing Assembly Bill 2465, which would ban private detention facilities used for immigration enforcement from receiving state taxpayer money. The resolution is part of LA's 2025-2026 state legislative program. It was referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on September 11, 2026, where it currently awaits consideration.

Full summary

Council File 25-0002-S141 is a resolution supporting AB 2465, authored by State Assemblymember Ortega, which would prohibit private detention facilities engaged in immigration enforcement activities from receiving any California taxpayer funding. The measure reflects the City Council's position on immigration enforcement policy and private detention contracting at the state level. The resolution was introduced by Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez with Councilmember Ysabel Jurado as co-signer. It designates AB 2465 as part of the City's 2025-2026 state legislative program, meaning the Council intends to actively support or monitor the bill's progress in Sacramento. On September 11, 2026, the resolution was referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, where it remains pending. The file does not expire until September 11, 2028, giving the committee time to consider and recommend action. No votes have been recorded or committee meetings held on the measure as of the last recorded activity.

Activity (1)

  • 2026-09-11 Resolution referred to Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Documents (1)

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