AB 284: Law enforcement: Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA).

Official summary

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

Existing law requires each state and local agency that employs peace officers to annually report to the Attorney General specified data on all stops conducted by that agency’s peace officers for the preceding calendar year. Existing law defines “stop” for purposes of these provisions to mean any detention by a peace officer of a person or any peace officer interaction with a person in which the peace officer conducts a search of the person’s body or property in the person’s possession or control.

Existing law requires the Attorney General to establish the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) for the purpose of eliminating racial and identity profiling and improving diversity and racial and identity sensitivity in law enforcement. Existing law requires RIPA to include various members, including 2 representatives of human or civil rights tax-exempt organizations, 2 representatives of community organizations, and 2 religious clergy members, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Governor, President pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the Assembly to each prescribe up to 2 other members to membership of RIPA.

This bill would require RIPA to include in its membership the president of the California District Attorneys Association, or their designee.

Existing law requires RIPA to issue a report annually that provides RIPA’s analysis of, among other things, the reported stop data described above. Existing law also requires the report to provide detailed findings on the past and current status of racial identity profiling and to make policy recommendations for eliminating racial and identity profiling, as specified.

This bill would authorize any member of RIPA to cause a dissenting opinion to be included in the report, as specified. The bill would additionally authorize RIPA to include a response to a dissenting opinion in its report.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

“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. February 2, 2026From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2. January 31, 2026Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.
3. January 22, 2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
4. May 14, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
5. May 7, 2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
6. May 5, 2025Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7. May 1, 2025Read second time and amended.
8. April 30, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 29).
9. April 22, 2025In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
10. April 2, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
11. March 25, 2025Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
12. March 24, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.