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CA AB 1388

enacted

Law enforcement: settlement agreements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1388 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1388 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-13. Latest recorded action (2025-10-13): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1388 about?

Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and requires the commission to, among other things, establish a certification program for peace officers, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to establish procedures for accepting complaints from members of the public regarding peace officers or law enforcement agencies that may be investigated. Existing law establishes, within the commission, the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division and requires the division, among other things, to bring proceedings seeking the suspension or revocation of certification of a peace officer. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. This bill would additionally exempt agreements between an employing agency and a peace officer that, among other things, require the agency to destroy, remove, or conceal a record of a misconduct investigation. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 847 and AB 1178, to be operative only if this bill and AB 847 or AB 1178 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Who sponsors CA AB 1388?

Bryan is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1388.

Description

Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and requires the commission to, among other things, establish a certification program for peace officers, as defined. Existing law requires the commission to establish procedures for accepting complaints from members of the public regarding peace officers or law enforcement agencies that may be investigated. Existing law establishes, within the commission, the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division and requires the division, among other things, to bring proceedings seeking the suspension or revocation of certification of a peace officer. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. This bill would additionally exempt agreements between an employing agency and a peace officer that, among other things, require the agency to destroy, remove, or conceal a record of a misconduct investigation. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 847 and AB 1178, to be operative only if this bill and AB 847 or AB 1178 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2025-10-13 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bryanauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To print.

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-22

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-10

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  6. 2025-04-16

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  7. 2025-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. 2025-05-14

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).

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  11. 2025-05-23

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)

  12. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  13. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  14. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 2018.)

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  15. 2025-06-04

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  16. 2025-06-18

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  17. 2025-07-15

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. 2025-08-19

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  19. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2025-09-05

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  21. 2025-09-08

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2025-09-09

    Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)

  23. 2025-09-09

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  24. 2025-09-10

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  25. 2025-09-12

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2989.).

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  26. 2025-09-12

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  27. 2025-09-13

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  28. 2025-09-13

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 3476.).

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  29. 2025-09-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  30. 2025-10-13

    Approved by the Governor.

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  31. 2025-10-13

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 729, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 09/05/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-05Compare
  • 09/09/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-09-09Compare
  • 09/16/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-16Compare
  • 10/13/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-13Compare
  • AB1388Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ramos: no
    • Nguyen: other
  • Do pass as amended.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Ta: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Tangipa: other
  • AB 1388 Bryan Assembly Third Reading

    2025-06-04 · pass · 69-0

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Berman: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ellis: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Calderon: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Chen: other
    • Ransom: other
    • Bains: other
    • Ramos: other
  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-15 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Pérez: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
  • 3rd Reading AB1388 Bryan By Arreguín

    2025-09-12 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • McGuire: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Choi: other
    • Gonzalez: other
  • AB 1388 Bryan Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-13 · pass · 74-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
    • Ellis: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Bains: other

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