Existing law authorizes the county board of supervisors on behalf of the sheriff, and the legislative body of any city on behalf of the chief of police, to contract to provide supplemental law enforcement services to private individuals, private entities, and private corporations in specified circumstances and subject to certain conditions. Among those conditions are that the services shall be rendered by regularly appointed full-time peace officers, as defined, and that, prior to contracting for ongoing services to private corporations or private entities, the board of supervisors or legislative body, as applicable, shall discuss the contract and the legal requirements of those contracts at a duly noticed public hearing.
California SB 872 (20152016) — Local law enforcement: supplemental services.
Existing law authorizes the county board of supervisors on behalf of the sheriff, and the legislative body of any city on behalf of the chief of police, to contract to provide supplemental law enforcement services to private individuals, private entities, and private corporations in specified circumstances and subject to certain conditions. Among those conditions are that the services shall be rendered by regularly appointed full-time peace officers, as defined, and that, prior to contracting for ongoing services to private corporations or private entities, the board of supervisors or legislative body, as applicable, shall discuss the contract and the legal requirements of those contracts at a duly noticed public hearing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 872 Hall Senate Third Reading Amendment Set #1 — 73–0 (pass) · lower
SB 872 Hall Senate Third Reading By BLOOM — 76–0 (pass) · lower
SB 872 Hall Senate Third Reading By BLOOM — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB872 Hall Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Hall — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-01-14 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2016-01-15 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 14.
2016-01-28 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2016-03-15 Set for hearing April 5.
2016-04-05 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3395.) (April 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-04-06 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-04-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3429.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-04-07 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2016-04-28 Referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2016-05-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2016-06-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-04 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5714.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-04 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-11 Ordered to the Assembly.
2016-08-11 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2016-08-18 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed and ordered to the Senate.
2016-08-18 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-19 Read third time and amended. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5975.) reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-08-19 Ordered to third reading.
2016-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6272.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2016-08-29 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5475.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-08 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2016-09-14 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-14 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 362, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a6389f34-0ab5-4e5d-8f2e-f0eb056fa823. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).