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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 847: Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

Enacted 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 847 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Peace officers: confidentiality of records. Primary sponsor: LaShae Sharp-Collins (D). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2025.

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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, 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 the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers 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 or to related proceedings conducted by a grand jury, a district attorney’s office, or the Attorney General’s office.

This bill would additionally grant access to the confidential personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers and records maintained by their employing agencies, as specified, to civilian law enforcement oversight boards or commissions during investigations or related proceedings concerning the conduct of those officers. The bill would require those oversight boards to maintain the confidentiality of those records, and would authorize them to conduct closed sessions, as specified, to review confidential records. The bill would additionally authorize a county inspector general to access those personnel records, as specified.

This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1178 and AB 1388 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1178 or AB 1388 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
LaShae Sharp-CollinsPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly79
Jesse ArreguínCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“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. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 383, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 16. Page 3472.).
  5. Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 10. Page 2999.).
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  10. Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2568.)
  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Sources

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