Privileged communications: official information: identity of informer.
Existing law provides that a public entity has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished information purporting to disclose a violation of a law of the United States or of the State of California or of a public entity in the state, and to prevent another from disclosing the identity of that person, as specified. Under existing law, the privilege applies only if the information is furnished in confidence to a law enforcement officer, to a representative of an administrative agency charged with the administration or enforcement of the law alleged to be violated, or to a person for the purpose of transmitting the information to a law enforcement officer or representative of an administrative agency.
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20132014
AB 1250
California AB 1250 (20132014)
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Privileged communications: official information: identity of informer.
California AB 1250 (20132014) — Privileged communications: official information: identity of informer.
Existing law provides that a public entity has a privilege to refuse to disclose the identity of a person who has furnished information purporting to disclose a violation of a law of the United States or of the State of California or of a public entity in the state, and to prevent another from disclosing the identity of that person, as specified. Under existing law, the privilege applies only if the information is furnished in confidence to a law enforcement officer, to a representative of an administrative agency charged with the administration or enforcement of the law alleged to be violated, or to a person for the purpose of transmitting the information to a law enforcement officer or representative of an administrative agency.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Perea — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-04-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-08 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-04-17 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-04-18 Read second time and amended. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2013-04-22 Withdrawn from committee.
2013-04-22 Ordered to second reading.
2013-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1115.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-25 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-09 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2013-06-04 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 4). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-06-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-06-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 1273.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-06-10 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2013-06-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2013-06-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-06-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 19, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a8d17b28-d802-4619-896e-3f2aa8a769b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).