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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 513: Personnel 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

SB 513 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Personnel records. Primary sponsor: Maria Elena Durazo (D). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 11, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 654, 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 grants current and former employees, or their representative, the right to inspect and receive a copy of personnel records maintained by the employer relating to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning the employee. Existing law requires the employer to make the contents of those personnel records available for inspection, as specified, and makes it a crime for an employer to violate these requirements.

This bill would provide that personnel records relating to the employee’s performance include education and training records and would require an employer who maintains education and training records to ensure those records include specified information.

By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Maria Elena DurazoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Timothy GraysonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Ash KalraCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly25

“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 654, Statutes of 2025.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2866.) Ordered to the Senate.
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 20).
  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  9. Coauthors revised.
  10. Referred to Com. on L. & E.
  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1307.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Sources

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