Newsom Signs SB 1354 Barring Out-of-State Military From Entering California Without the Governor's Permission
On September 19, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1354 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, providing that military personnel from another state, a territory, or the District of Columbia may not enter California to perform military duty or law-enforcement functions without the Governor's explicit permission.
The bill was authored by State Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera). The Governor's Office said the law preserves an exception for forces lawfully called into federal service under Title 10 acting under the authority of the President or the Secretary of Defense, and closes the Title 32 loophole under which another state's National Guard, remaining under state command, could deploy across state lines even at the President's suggestion. As commander in chief of California's militia, the Governor now has a defined role in deciding when out-of-state forces may enter California for state missions.
The Governor's Office recalled that the federalization and deployment of the California National Guard to Los Angeles in June 2025 cost taxpayers an estimated $111.2 million according to federal records and diverted Guard personnel from wildfire response and counterdrug missions; California challenged that action in court and, according to the Governor's Office, won. The release also noted that in July 2026, some out-of-state Guard personnel sent to Washington, D.C., for America 250 events were shifted to a federal anti-crime operation without their governor's consent.
Source: Office of the Governor of California
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