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AB 2624

Privacy for immigration support services providers.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mia Bonta and 8 co-sponsors

AB 2624 creates a government-backed address-confidentiality program to shield home addresses of immigration support workers and volunteers from threats and doxxing.

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Bill Summary · AB 2624

Summary of AB 2624 (2025-2026) — Privacy for Immigration Support Services Providers

Purpose and intent
- AB 2624 adds a new chapter to the Government Code to establish an address confidentiality and privacy framework for individuals who provide or receive immigration support services (designated immigration support services providers, employees, or volunteers) who face threats, harassment, or doxxing due to their affiliation with a designated immigration support services facility.
- The bill mirrors existing address-confidentiality provisions in California law that protect designated health care patients/providers from public exposure of home addresses when there are safety concerns.

Key provisions and changes
- New Chapter: Chapter 3.26 (commencing with Section 6218.10) added to Division 7 of Title 1
- Establishes an Address Confidentiality for Immigration Support Services program under the Secretary of State.
- Creates definitions for terms such as “designated immigration support services,” “designated immigration support services provider, employee, or volunteer,” “designated immigration support services facility,” “address,” “harassment,” and related concepts.

  • Eligibility and application

    • Adults, or guardians acting for a minor or incapacitated person, domiciled in California, may apply to have a confidential address designated by the Secretary of State.
    • Applications must be filed in person at a designated community-based assistance program and require counseling/orientation.
    • Applicants must provide documentation of employment or volunteering at a designated immigration support services facility, and evidence of threats/harassment or risk (e.g., sworn statements, restraining orders, or police records) where applicable.
    • Volunteers must provide additional information about the length of service.

  • Certification and duration

    • Once approved, participants are certified by the Secretary of State.
    • Generally, certifications last four years for adult participants; volunteers at facilities are certified until six months after their last date of volunteering (with renewal procedures to be established).
    • A minor who turns 18 can renew as an adult under renewal rules.

  • Confidential address and use by public agencies

    • The designated address can be used by state and local agencies in place of the participant’s home address for public records and administrative purposes, subject to bona fide statutory or administrative use limitations.
    • Agencies must not publicly disseminate the confidential address; disclosure is limited to specific, allowed circumstances (e.g., law enforcement, court orders, or terminated participants under certain conditions).

  • Fees and funding

    • Applicants may pay a fee set by the Secretary of State (not to exceed reasonable enrollment costs). Annual fees may be assessed to fund maintenance of the program and reimburse the General Fund for related expenditures.
    • Creates the Address Confidentiality for Immigration Support Services Fund in the General Fund to support program administration.

  • Protection of participants and penalties

    • Prohibits posting, displaying, disclosing, or distributing a participant’s home address or personal information online with the intent to cause harm or intimidation.
    • Prohibits solicitations or trading of a participant’s personal information on the internet or social media when done to incite harm or threats.
    • Violations can lead to injunctive relief, damages (up to three times actual damages, not less than $4,000), and other remedies.
    • Penalties for false statements in applications and for misusing the address confidentiality program.

  • Oversight and reporting

    • The Secretary of State must annually report the total number of applications and program participants by county, with notes on misuse related to elections.
    • Requires a statutory start of accepting applications on April 1, 2027, with further reporting on program outcomes due by July 1, 2030.

  • Constitutional and fiscal notes

    • The bill acknowledges a limitation on public records access consistent with protecting participant safety.
    • As a mandate, it may impose costs on local agencies; the bill asserts no reimbursement is required for certain mandated costs, with potential state-mandated reimbursements if other mandated costs are identified.

Who would be affected
- Designated immigration support services providers, employees, and volunteers at facilities offering immigration-related services (legal aid, advocacy, translation, counseling, health care, etc.).
- Public agencies at state and local levels that handle records and correspondence involving program participants.
- Individuals seeking to shield their residential/work addresses from public exposure due to threats or harassment.

Timeline highlights
- Program start for applications: April 1, 2027.
- Annual reporting requirements begin no later than January 10 of each year.
- A comprehensive Legislature-required post-2027 reporting due by July 1, 2030.
- Renewal processes to be established by the Secretary of State.

Bottom line
AB 2624 creates a formal, government-backed address-confidentiality program for immigration-support workers and volunteers, enabling them to shield their home addresses, reduce public doxxing and threats, and restrict public dissemination of identifying information while providing enforcement tools and potential remedies for violations.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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