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AB 1633: Taxation: private detention facilities.
What AB 1633 does, verified October 1, 2026
This bill establishes a tax on private detention facility operators, requiring them to pay 50% of their gross receipts annually. The collected tax revenues will be deposited into a state fund, and upon appropriation by the legislature, the funds will be used for immigration-related services. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration will administer and collect the tax. The bill expands the application of existing crimes related to fee collection procedures, resulting in a state-mandated local program. The tax increase will require approval from 2/3 of the membership of each house of the legislature.
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| Sep. 29, 2026 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 740, Statutes of 2026. |
| Sep. 29, 2026 | Approved by the Governor. |
| Sep. 08, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 28, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 6790.). |
| Aug. 27, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
Latest bill textChaptered version, September 29, 2026 · 1,213 words
Assembly Bill No. 1633
CHAPTER 740
An act to add Part 28 (commencing with Section 53000) to Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to detention facilities, to take effect immediately, tax levy.
[ Approved by Governor September 29, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State September 29, 2026. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1633, Haney. Taxation: private detention facilities.
Existing law imposes taxes upon income and real property, and taxes upon certain transactions and excise taxes. The Fee Collection Procedures Law provides procedures for the collection of certain fees and surcharges and is administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Under existing law, a violation of the Fee Collection Procedures Law is a crime.
This bill would, beginning July 1, 2028, establish the Private Detention Facility Tax Law, which would impose an annual tax on each private detention facility operator, as defined, equal to 25% of the operator’s gross income, as defined, for the prior fiscal year, as defined. The bill would establish the Due Process for All Fund in the State Treasury, except as provided, and would require all revenues collected, less refunds and reimbursement to the CDTFA, be deposited into the fund. In the event that Assembly Bill 2465 is enacted, the bill would instead require all revenues be deposited into the Due Process for All Fund as established by that bill. The bill would direct moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for immigration-related services. The bill would require the CDTFA to administer and collect the tax pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law. By expanding the application of the crimes associated with the Fee Collection Procedures Law, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
This bill would include a change in state statute that would result in a taxpayer paying a higher tax within the meaning of Section 3 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and thus would require for passage the approval of 2/3 of the membership of each house of the Legislature.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Part 28 (commencing with Section 53000) is added to Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:PART 28. Private Detention Facility Tax Law
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions
53000.
This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Private Detention Facility Tax Law.53001.
For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:(a) “Department” means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
(b) “Fiscal year” means the 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on the following June 30.
(c) “Gross income” means gross income, as that term is defined in Sections 17071 and 24271, derived from or attributable to this state.
(d) “Private detention facility” and “private detention facility operator” have the same meanings as those terms are defined in Section 7320 of the Government Code.
CHAPTER 2. Private Detention Facility Tax
53002.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2028, and every July 1 thereafter, an annual tax is imposed upon all private detention facility operators equal to 25 percent of the operator’s gross income for that fiscal year.(b) The tax imposed by this section shall apply regardless of whether the contracting agency is federal, state, or local.
CHAPTER 3. Administration
53003.
The department shall administer and collect the taxes imposed by this part pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001)). For purposes of this part, the references in the Fee Collection Procedures Law to “fee” shall include the taxes imposed by this part, and references to “feepayer” shall include a person required to pay the taxes imposed by this part.53004.
(a) The department may prescribe, adopt, and enforce regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this part, including, but not limited to, provisions governing collections, reporting, refunds, and appeals.(b) The department may prescribe, adopt, and enforce emergency regulations relating to the administration and enforcement of this part. Any emergency regulations prescribed, adopted, or enforced pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and, for purposes of that chapter, including Section 11349.6 of the Government Code, the adoption of these regulations is an emergency and shall be considered by the Office of Administrative Law as necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and general welfare.
53005.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), all revenues collected pursuant to this part, less refunds and reimbursement to the department for expenses incurred in the administration and collection of the taxes imposed by this part, shall be deposited into the Due Process for All Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.(2) In the event that Assembly Bill 2465 of the 2025–26 regular session is enacted, paragraph (1) shall not become operative, and instead all revenues collected pursuant to this part, less refunds and reimbursement to the department for expenses incurred in the administration and collection of the taxes imposed by this part, shall be deposited into the Due Process for All Fund, established pursuant to Section 7300.3 of the Government Code.
(b) Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for immigration-related services.
53006.
(a) The taxes imposed by this part shall be due and payable annually on or before July 31 following the close of the prior fiscal year.(b) The payments shall be accompanied by a return filed using electronic media on or before July 31 of each year for the preceding fiscal year. Returns shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the department.
53007.
A private detention facility operator subject to this part shall register with the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department, including but not limited to electronic media, and shall set forth the name under which it transacts or intends to transact business and any other information as the department may require. An application for registration shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the department.SEC. 2.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.SEC. 3.
This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.Text of AB 1633 as chaptered, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions