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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 2485: Bureau of Security and Investigative Services: private investigators: client service agreements.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 2485 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Bureau of Security and Investigative Services: private investigators: client service agreements. Primary sponsor: Patrick Ahrens (D). Most recent recorded action (April 21, 2026): From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law establishes the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services, under the direction of the Director of Consumer Affairs, within the Department of Consumer Affairs for the purpose of regulating, among other things, private investigators.

Existing law, the Private Investigator Act, requires the director to administer and enforce its provisions relating to the licensure and regulation of private investigators, and imposes certain duties on the bureau in this regard. Existing law makes a violation of the act, as specified, a crime. Existing law requires an agreement to provide services pursuant to those provisions to, among other things, be in writing. Existing law requires the initial client service agreement and any amendment, addendum, or other modification to the agreement to be legible and clearly indicate any other document incorporated into it.

This bill would require a licensee to provide a copy of the initial client service agreement and any amendment, addendum, or other modification to the agreement in the preferred language of the client if the client primarily speaks a language other than English. The bill would specify that a violation of that provision is not a crime under the act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick AhrensPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly26

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  2. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
  3. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
  4. Referred to Com. on B. & P.
  5. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
  6. Read first time. To print.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page