California Senate Bill SB891

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/14/26
• Refer: 2/11/26
• Report Pass: 3/17/26
• Refer: 3/17/26
• Report Pass: 5/14/26
• Engrossed: 5/19/26
• Refer: 5/26/26
• Report Pass: 6/9/26
• Refer: 6/9/26

Caption

An act to add Section 15008 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

Summary

SB 891 would create the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Justice Program within the California Department of Justice. The program would be responsible for facilitating collaboration among tribal victims’ families, tribal governments, and federal, tribal, state, and out-of-state law enforcement agencies on active and inactive cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous persons in California, including cases connected to human trafficking. It would also provide technical assistance to agencies investigating these cases and publish data on the number and facts of such cases where appropriate. The bill also requires the program to submit an annual report to the Legislature through January 1, 2029. That report must identify cases in which the department acted as a liaison or provided technical assistance, include the published data, and offer analysis and recommendations to improve coordination among local, state, and tribal governments. In effect, the bill adds a new state-level coordination and reporting function within DOJ focused specifically on missing and murdered Indigenous persons.

Impact

SB 891 would add Section 15008 to the Government Code and create a new program inside the Department of Justice, expanding DOJ’s role in tribal law-enforcement coordination and case support. It would not create a local program mandate, but it would require state-level collaboration, data publication, and annual legislative reporting on missing and murdered Indigenous persons cases, including human trafficking-related cases. The reporting requirement sunsets on January 1, 2029, making the program’s formal legislative reporting temporary unless extended.

Sentiment

The available voting history suggests broad support for the bill. It passed committee unanimously in the Assembly process reflected in the record, including a 6-0 do-pass recommendation and a later 9-0 vote to move it forward with a recommendation for the consent calendar. The suspense-file action indicates it had fiscal review, but there is no evidence in the provided materials of organized opposition or divided sentiment.

Contention

The main potential point of contention appears to be fiscal and administrative rather than policy disagreement, as shown by the bill’s referral to Appropriations and placement on suspense. The bill requires DOJ to coordinate across multiple jurisdictions, publish data, and prepare annual reports, which may raise implementation and workload concerns. No committee transcript or recorded opposition is provided, so there is no documented substantive dispute in the materials about the bill’s focus on Indigenous victims, tribal collaboration, or inclusion of human trafficking cases.