California Senate Bill 54 was passed in 2017.
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On with Kara SwisherAug 10, 2026
SB 54, California's sanctuary state law, was passed by the Legislature in September 2017 with a 27-11 vote, and Governor Jerry Brown signed it on October 5, 2017. The extraction faithfully matches the post's wording, and no source contradicts the 2017 date.
What we found
Supports. The LA Times reported on September 16, 2017 that California lawmakers passed SB 54, the 'sanctuary state' bill, by a 27-11 vote.[6]
Supports. A police training bulletin states that Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 54 into law on October 5, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.[2]
Supports. PolitiFact's 2018 fact-check discusses California's SB 54 as enacted law limiting cooperation with immigration agents, consistent with a 2017 passage.[1]
Context. Other SB 54 results in the sources (a 2009 same-sex marriage bill, a 2023 venture capital bill, a 2017 committee hearing listing) concern different bills and do not bear on this claim.[3][4][5]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Sessions misleads in claim Calif. bans ICE cooperationpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Senate Bill 54 - Training Bulletinsantabarbaraca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Bill Historyleginfo.legislature.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4SB 54 Senate Billleginfo.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5SENATE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETYspsf.senate.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6California lawmakers approve landmark 'sanctuary state' bill to ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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