CA SB 938
vetoedPeace officers: training requirements.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 938 pass?
No. CA SB 938 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
What is CA SB 938 about?
Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law requires specified peace officers to successfully complete a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) before exercising the powers of a peace officer. Existing law requires the commission, for those instances where individuals have acquired prior comparable peace officer training, to adopt regulations providing for alternative means for satisfying the training required by a specified provision of law. Existing regulations provide a Basic Course Waiver to individuals with qualifying out-of-state or federal law enforcement experience whose law enforcement training, experience, and education are deemed by POST to demonstrate sufficient law enforcement knowledge, skill, and proficiency. This bill would provide that service as a sworn federal law enforcement officer whose primary duties consisted of any one or any combination of immigration inspection, border enforcement, or apprehension, detention, or removal of noncitizens under the federal immigration laws, and the training for that service, does not, standing alone, constitute qualifying training, experience, and education demonstrating sufficient law enforcement knowledge, skill, and proficiency for purposes of determining eligibility for a Regular Basic Course Waiver. By increasing duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors CA SB 938?
Menjivar is the primary sponsor of CA SB 938, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law requires specified peace officers to successfully complete a training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) before exercising the powers of a peace officer. Existing law requires the commission, for those instances where individuals have acquired prior comparable peace officer training, to adopt regulations providing for alternative means for satisfying the training required by a specified provision of law. Existing regulations provide a Basic Course Waiver to individuals with qualifying out-of-state or federal law enforcement experience whose law enforcement training, experience, and education are deemed by POST to demonstrate sufficient law enforcement knowledge, skill, and proficiency. This bill would provide that service as a sworn federal law enforcement officer whose primary duties consisted of any one or any combination of immigration inspection, border enforcement, or apprehension, detention, or removal of noncitizens under the federal immigration laws, and the training for that service, does not, standing alone, constitute qualifying training, experience, and education demonstrating sufficient law enforcement knowledge, skill, and proficiency for purposes of determining eligibility for a Regular Basic Course Waiver. By increasing duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Menjivarauthor
- Gonzalezcoauthor
- Wienercoauthor
- Schultzcoauthor
- Sharp-Collinscoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
2026-09-30
Vetoed by the Governor.
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2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-27
From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.)
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2026-08-26
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
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2026-08-26
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-08-26
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 5823.) Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-25
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-25
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 17. Page 6523.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-10
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-06
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-05
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 5).
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-24
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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2026-05-27
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-27
Amendments by Senator Strickland tabled on motion of Senator Ashby. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4483.)
2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 9. Page 4484.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-26
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-22
Read third time and amended.
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2026-05-22
Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4258.) (May 14).
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2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 3982.) (April 21).
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
referral-committee
2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-01-30
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 1.
2026-01-29
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/29/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-29Compare
- 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
- 05/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-22Compare
- 06/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-16Compare
- 08/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-06Compare
- 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (6)
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Seyarto: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB938 Menjivar et al.
2026-05-27 · pass · 30-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Niello: no
- Valladares: no
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Dahle: other
- Grayson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Limón: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Allen: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Haney: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Lackey: no
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