(1) Existing law, the California Public Records Act, authorizes the inspection and copying of any public record except where specifically prohibited by law. Existing law, with specified exemptions, makes confidential and exempts from disclosure the personnel records of peace officers and custodial records and certain other records maintained by their employing agencies. Existing law provides that this exemption from disclosure does not apply to investigations of these officers or their employing agencies and related proceedings conducted by a grand jury, a district attorney's office, or the Attorney General's office.
California AB 134 (20232024) — Public safety trailer bill.
(1) Existing law, the California Public Records Act, authorizes the inspection and copying of any public record except where specifically prohibited by law. Existing law, with specified exemptions, makes confidential and exempts from disclosure the personnel records of peace officers and custodial records and certain other records maintained by their employing agencies. Existing law provides that this exemption from disclosure does not apply to investigations of these officers or their employing agencies and related proceedings conducted by a grand jury, a district attorney's office, or the Attorney General's office.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-09 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-01-10 From printer. May be heard in committee February 9.
2023-01-26 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2023-02-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on BUDGET. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-02-02 Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2023-03-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 845.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-03-23 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-04-12 Referred to Com. on B. & F.R. referral-committee
2023-06-24 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (June 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2