Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. Existing law authorizes an agency to redact the records disclosed for specified purposes including, among others, to remove personal data or information, as specified, and where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer, or another person.
California AB 1178 (20252026) — Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. Existing law authorizes an agency to redact the records disclosed for specified purposes including, among others, to remove personal data or information, as specified, and where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer, or another person.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1178 PACHECO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 67–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1178 Pacheco Assembly Third Reading — 60–2 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading AB1178 Pacheco et al. By Archuleta — 29–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pacheco — primary (person)
Alanis — coauthor (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Michelle Rodriguez — coauthor (person)
Nguyen — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2025-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2025-04-24 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-28 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-29 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-01 Withdrawn from committee.
2025-05-01 Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-08 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 2. Page 1483.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-08 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-05-21 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. referral-committee
2025-06-10 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-06-11 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-06-18 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-30 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2025-08-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2025-08-29 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2