CaliforniaPeace officers: confidentiality of records.
What it does
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, authorizes the inspection and copying of any public record except where specifically prohibited by law. Existing law, with specified exemptions, makes confidential the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers and certain other records maintained by their employing agencies. Existing law provides that this exemption from disclosure does not apply to investigations of these officers or their employing agencies or to related proceedings conducted by a grand jury, a district attorney's office, or the Attorney General's office.
More detail
This bill would additionally grant access to the confidential personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers and records maintained by their employing agencies, as specified, to civilian law enforcement oversight boards or commissions during investigations or related proceedings concerning the conduct of those officers. The bill would require those oversight boards to maintain the confidentiality of those records, and would authorize them to conduct closed sessions, as specified, to review confidential records. The bill would additionally authorize a county inspector general to access those personnel records, as specified.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1178 and AB 1388 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1178 or AB 1388 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 6Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 6Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 24Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 16. Page 3472.).Major
- Vote recorded AB 847 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
- Sep 12In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 12Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 2999.).Passed Senate
- Sep 10Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 9Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Sep 9Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
- Sep 8Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 5Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Jul 9Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 8From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 8).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 11Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Jun 3In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 15. Page 1812.)Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 847 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 22Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1638.)Major
- May 5Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 1Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Apr 30From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 29).Major
- Apr 29
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 22Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Apr 21From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Apr 1Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Mar 28From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 28Referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 20From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
- Feb 19Read first time. To print.Introduced