It now moves to the Assembly, where it is expected to eventually pass.
AB1081, was written by Democrat Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.
Under the bill, illegal immigrants would not face deportation unless they were convicted of a serious felony.
Illegal immigrants who are arrested for lower offenses would could no longer be threatened with deportation.
The bill has been nicknamed the "Anti Arizona" bill after Arizona's law that allows for police to go as far as asking anyone they believe to be illegal for papers.
Arizona's bill was recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
Ammiano says that the Senate's vote shows that "California can be better than Arizona."
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