republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/ab-2285.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Peace officer testing: cheating."
description: "Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish a certification program for peace officers and for the Department of the California Highway Patrol and to establish minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness for peace officers, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "AB 2285"
citation: "California AB 2285 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Peace officer testing: cheating."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eng"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2012-02-24"
last_action: "2012-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7df9252-597b-4b88-9ce3-576a47d3ffac"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285"
source_hash: "bb3e45fb8c07bd0b104594701471a4dbafef0ff93396b492e57f43df36e49479"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2285 (20112012) — Peace officer testing: cheating.

Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish a certification program for peace officers and for the Department of the California Highway Patrol and to establish minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness for peace officers, as specified.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/24/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228599INT)
2. **04/11/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228598AMD)
3. **05/02/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228597AMD)
4. **05/23/12 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228596AMD)
5. **09/19/12 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228594CHP)
6. **AB2285** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285)
7. **08/29/12 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2285&version=20110AB228595ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 2285 ENG Consent Calendar Second Day — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent #16 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eng — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2012-02-24** Introduced. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-02-26** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2012-02-27** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2012-03-15** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2012-04-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-12** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 17). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-02** Read second time and amended. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-03** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended. `reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-24** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-25** From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-05-25** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-05-30** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5144.) `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-05-31** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2012-06-14** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2012-07-05** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 3). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-07-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2012-08-15** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2012-08-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4781.). `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2012-08-24** In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. `committee-passage`
- **2012-08-31** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2012-09-19** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2012-09-19** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 372, Statutes of 2012.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7df9252-597b-4b88-9ce3-576a47d3ffac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).