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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 691: Body-worn cameras: policies.

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 691 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Body-worn cameras: policies. Primary sponsor: Aisha Wahab (D). Most recent recorded action (September 20, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 416, Statutes of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Existing law requires law enforcement agencies, departments, or entities to consider specified best practices regarding the downloading and storage of body-worn camera data, such as specifically stating the length of time that recorded data is to be stored, when establishing policies and procedures for the implementation and operation of a body-worn camera system, as specified.

This bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, each law enforcement agency that has a body-worn camera policy to update that policy to include a procedure for emergency service personnel to request the redaction of evidentiary and nonevidentiary recordings of a patient undergoing medical or psychological evaluation, procedure, or treatment by emergency service personnel, and to maintain an unredacted copy of the recording consistent with the policies and procedures of the agency.

By requiring local law enforcement agencies to adopt new policies, 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Aisha WahabPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“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 416, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 6 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 6. Page 6705.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  9. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
  10. June 24 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

Sources

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