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type: "Bill"
title: "Local agencies: public officers: claims and liability."
description: "(1) Existing law provides for the governance of local agencies and specifically prescribes the rights and duties of their officers and employees. Existing law authorizes local agencies to establish retirement systems for the provision of pension benefits to officers and employees of the agencies and commits the administration of those systems to retirement boards. Existing law establishes a process for making claims on local agencies and excepts from that process applications for money or benefits from a public pension or retirement system. Existing law, the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013, requires the forfeiture of specified retirement benefits by an elected public officer or a public employee, as defined, if that officer or employee is convicted of a felony for conduct arising out of, or in the performance of, his or her official duties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "California SB 39 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local agencies: public officers: claims and liability."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["De León"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 47
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2012-12-05"
last_action: "2013-10-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed6b5a5a-c01d-4b28-b150-10e8eaf1bc59"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39"
source_hash: "04ecd9fc1b358349c6f475288644ea07fdaf76409eef0eb98eba0bdf07b73e38"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 39 (20132014) — Local agencies: public officers: claims and liability.
(1) Existing law provides for the governance of local agencies and specifically prescribes the rights and duties of their officers and employees. Existing law authorizes local agencies to establish retirement systems for the provision of pension benefits to officers and employees of the agencies and commits the administration of those systems to retirement boards. Existing law establishes a process for making claims on local agencies and excepts from that process applications for money or benefits from a public pension or retirement system. Existing law, the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013, requires the forfeiture of specified retirement benefits by an elected public officer or a public employee, as defined, if that officer or employee is convicted of a felony for conduct arising out of, or in the performance of, his or her official duties.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/05/12 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3999INT)
2. **03/21/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3998AMD)
3. **04/24/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3997AMD)
4. **05/07/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3996AMD)
5. **05/28/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3995AMD)
6. **08/05/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3994AMD)
7. **09/06/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3993AMD)
8. **09/10/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3992AMD)
9. **10/12/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3990CHP)
10. **SB39** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39)
11. **09/18/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB39&version=20130SB3991ENR)
## Votes
- Be referred to Committee on Natural Resources. — **90** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Supp 2 SB39 Senator De León Urgency Clause Concurrence — **380** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications. — **80** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **110** (pass) · upper
- From committee: That the Assembly Amendments be concurred in. — **30** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **160** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **50** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB39 De León — **380** (pass) · upper
- SB 39 De León Third Reading Urgency By PÉREZ, J. — **770** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **100** (pass) · lower
- Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — **60** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **80** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- De León — primary (person)
- John A. Pérez — principal coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-12-05** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2012-12-06** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 5.
- **2013-01-07** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-01-10** Referred to Coms. on ED. and E., U., & C. `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Set for hearing April 10.
- **2013-03-21** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-03-27** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2013-04-05** Set for hearing April 17.
- **2013-04-23** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on E., U., & C. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 590.) (April 17). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-24** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-04-26** Set for hearing April 30.
- **2013-05-06** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 749.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-07** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Set for hearing May 20.
- **2013-05-20** Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2013-05-21** Set for hearing May 23.
- **2013-05-28** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1005.) (May 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1199.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-30** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2013-06-17** Referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and U. & C. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-05** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-08** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 8). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-13** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-21** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2013-08-30** Set, second hearing. Referred to Appropriations suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2013-08-30** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-06** Read third time and amended. (Page 2959.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-06** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-09** Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-10** Joint Rule 62(a) file notice suspended. (Page 3147.)
- **2013-09-10** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-09-10** (Corrected September 11.)
- **2013-09-11** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (September 11). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-09-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-12** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3322.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-12** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2013-09-12** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. `referral-committee`
- **2013-09-12** From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 2412.) Re-referred to Com. on P.E. & R. `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-09-12** From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 3. Noes 0. Page 2454.) `committee-passage`
- **2013-09-12** Urgency clause adopted.
- **2013-09-12** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2439.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-20** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
- **2013-10-12** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2013-10-12** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 775, Statutes of 2013.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed6b5a5a-c01d-4b28-b150-10e8eaf1bc59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).