SB 459: Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

Official summary

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

Existing law, the Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program, authorizes a local or regional law enforcement agency to establish a peer support and crisis referral program to provide an agencywide network of peer representatives available to aid fellow employees on emotional or professional issues. Under existing law, a law enforcement personnel has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication, as defined, between the law enforcement personnel and a peer support team member while the peer support team member was providing peer support services, or a confidential communication made to a crisis hotline or crisis referral service. Existing law authorizes a confidential communication to be disclosed under specified circumstances, including a criminal proceeding.

This bill would authorize disclosure of a confidential communication in a juvenile delinquency proceeding. The bill would additionally give a law enforcement personnel the right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a peer support team member while the peer support team member was providing group peer support services, as defined, and a confidential communication between law enforcement personnel recipients of group peer support services while a peer support team member or mental health professional provides group peer support services to those recipients. The bill would expand the definition of confidential communication to include the communication between law enforcement personnel recipients of group peer support services, as specified.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 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. October 7, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 456, Statutes of 2025.
2. October 7, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. September 2, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
4. August 25, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2253.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 21, 2025Ordered to special consent calendar.
6. July 10, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. July 10, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2508.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. July 3, 2025Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
9. July 2, 2025From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1).
10. June 26, 2025From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
11. June 18, 2025Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
12. June 17, 2025From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17).