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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 1236: State Records Management Act.

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

SB 1236 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: State Records Management Act. Primary sponsor: Committee on Governmental Organization. Most recent recorded action (July 16, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 105, Statutes of 2026.

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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 State Records Management Act, generally requires the head of a state agency to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records and information collection practices of the agency. The act requires the Secretary of State to determine, among other things, whether a record held by a state agency has archival value, as defined, and requires a record deemed to have archival value to be transferred to the State Archives. The act requires the Secretary of State to enforce all statutory requirements regarding the confidentiality of records transferred to the State Archives and to make the records available to authorized individuals or the public, as determined by applicable law.

This bill would revise and recast the duties of the head of a state agency and the Secretary of State to determine and transfer a record deemed to have archival value.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on Governmental OrganizationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)Senate—

“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 105, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 5985.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Referred to Com. on G.O.
  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3921.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

Sources

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