Summary: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security contracted to buy electroshock gloves for ICE. The Electroshock Gloves Prohibition Act prohibits any federal, state or local law enforcement agency, or any private detention facility, from using wearable electroshock devices.
Based on California AB 2760 (2026)
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
This Act shall be called the “Electroshock Gloves Prohibition Act.”
SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE
(A) FINDINGS—The legislature finds that:
(1) There are a number of wearable electroshock devices, generically referred to as electroshock gloves, which are sold by a variety of vendors.
(2) In August 2026, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency moved to equip its agents with electroshock gloves.
(3) It is self-evident that the current federal government will use electroshock gloves primarily for torture and terror instead of legitimate law enforcement purposes. Such devices will make a mockery of use-of-force standards.
(B) PURPOSE—This law is enacted to protect the residents of this state.
SECTION 3. WEARABLE ELECTROSHOCK DEVICES
After section XXX, the following new section XXX shall be inserted:
(A) DEFINITION—In this section
(1) “Law enforcement agency” means a federal, state or local government agency in which agents hold the power to arrest or detain individuals, or a private entity that is empowered by the government to arrest or detain individuals. “Law enforcement agency” does not include branches of the United States military or the state National Guard.
(2) “Wearable electroshock device” means a weapon designed to incapacitate a person through the controlled delivery of an electric shock and is wearable, such as a glove or bracelet. “Wearable electroshock device” does not include a taser, stun gun, or similar weapon that is designed to be held in a manner similar to a pistol and operated using a finger trigger.
(B) PROHIBITION
(1) A law enforcement agency shall not use a wearable electroshock device within the state.
(2) No state or local funds shall be used to purchase, rent, or enable the use of a wearable electroshock device by anyone.
(3) State and local law enforcement agencies shall update their use of force policies to prohibit the use of a wearable electroshock device.
(C) EVALUATION
The [Department of Justice] shall conduct a study of the use of wearable electroshock devices and file a report with the [legislature] on or before [January 1, 2028].
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This law shall become effective immediately on enactment.