Existing law requires peace officers to complete a basic training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and to pass an examination developed by the commission. Existing law generally requires a person who does not become employed as a peace officer within 3 years of passing the examination, or who has a 3-year or longer break in service, to pass the examination before exercising the powers of a peace officer.
California AB 1168 (20152016) — Peace officers: basic training requirements.
Existing law requires peace officers to complete a basic training course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and to pass an examination developed by the commission. Existing law generally requires a person who does not become employed as a peace officer within 3 years of passing the examination, or who has a 3-year or longer break in service, to pass the examination before exercising the powers of a peace officer.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1168 SALAS Consent Calendar Second Day — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1168 SALAS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Salas — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-23 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-04-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-22 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 21). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 1226.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-14 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-06-02 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2015-06-16 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-06-23 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-01 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2015-07-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1793.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-06 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2015-07-09 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2315.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-07-15 Enrolled measure version corrected.
2015-08-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2015-08-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 207, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/681bc800-5f29-474b-94da-90241fc4557a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).