{"id":443717,"date":"2026-08-26T04:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443717\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T04:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:30:13","slug":"california-lawmakers-seek-to-ban-ices-electroshock-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/443717\/","title":{"rendered":"California lawmakers seek to ban ICE\u2019s electroshock device"},"content":{"rendered":"

California lawmakers are making a furious push <\/a>to stop ICE from using a high-tech device that federal officials say could give agents another option for subduing combative people without reaching for a firearm.<\/p>\n

Assembly Bill 2760<\/a> would ban \u201cwearable electroshock devices\u201d from being used by law enforcement anywhere in California, explicitly including federal agencies.<\/p>\n

Justin Morris demonstrates the G.L.O.V.E. at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City on March 22, 2023. Oklahoma City Free Press via AP<\/p>\n

Nelson County, Ky., jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. AP Photo\/Dylan Lovan<\/p>\n

It would also prevent state and local law enforcement agencies from using state funds to buy the technology and force them to rewrite their use-of-force policies to prohibit it.<\/p>\n

The extraordinary move comes as the Department of Homeland Security moves toward spending up to $20 million to equip ICE<\/a> agents with thousands of the devices.<\/p>\n

The technology is known as the G.L.O.V.E., short for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.<\/p>\n

It is manufactured by Compliant Technologies, a Kentucky-based, veteran-owned company.<\/p>\n

The G.L.O.V.E., developed by Compliant Technologies LLC, sits on a table after a demonstration at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City on March 22, 2023. Oklahoma City Free Press via AP<\/p>\n

Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy<\/p>\n

ICE and federal officials support the technology. <\/p>\n

California lawmakers and civil rights groups oppose it.<\/p>\n

Senior federal officials argue the gloves can help agents deal with combative individuals without resorting to lethal force, giving officers another option in dangerous encounters.<\/p>\n

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The gloves are already being used by some correctional facilities and select local police departments.<\/p>\n

The Nelson County Jail in Kentucky is among the detention facilities that have outfitted guards with the devices.<\/p>\n

If the federal purchase goes through, thousands of ICE field agents and deportation officers nationwide are expected to be equipped with the gloves by March 2027.<\/p>\n

California lawmakers are now trying to make sure that technology stays off the streets of their state.<\/p>\n

AB 2760 was introduced by Democratic Assembly Member Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins on Feb. 20.\u00a0
sharp-collins.asmdc.org<\/p>\n

AB 2760 was introduced by Democratic Assembly Member Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins on Feb. 20 but was amended on Aug. 21. <\/p>\n

The legislation was rewritten to specifically target wearable electroshock devices, with the prohibition applying to federal law enforcement agencies operating inside California.<\/p>\n

The bill defines \u201cwearable\u201d to include any clothing or accessory item.<\/p>\n

Democratic California Assembly Member Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins is pushing legislation to ban law enforcement agencies in the state from using electric-shock \u201cG.L.O.V.E.\u201d devices. The effort comes as ICE moves to spend up to $20 million on the wearable weapons. complianttechnologies.net<\/p>\n

DHS has defended the need to obtain equipment for its officers.
complianttechnologies.net<\/p>\n

Assemblymember Alex Lee, a Democrat from the Bay Area, has blasted the technology as a \u201cgross\u201d tool used to \u201cbrutalize and hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n

But DHS has defended the need to obtain equipment for its officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country. Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards,\u201d a DHS spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Now California lawmakers are racing the clock.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the state Senate voted 30-9 to suspend Joint Rules 61 and 62(a), an emergency procedural move that cleared the way for the newly rewritten measure to move forward without standard deadlines.<\/p>\n

With the legislative session winding down, the fast-track maneuver gives lawmakers a chance to push the bill toward a final vote before the midnight Aug. 31 deadline.<\/p>\n

AB 2760 is currently in the Senate Rules Committee and must clear the remaining procedural hurdles before lawmakers can take final action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California lawmakers are making a furious push to stop ICE from using a high-tech device that federal officials…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,2871,14,734,15717,13,121,3586],"class_list":["post-443717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-law-enforcement","tag-lawmakers","tag-politics","tag-sacramento","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}