California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 962: Emergency vehicles: blue warning lights.
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 962 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Emergency vehicles: blue warning lights. Primary sponsor: Bob Archuleta (D). Most recent recorded action (August 13, 2026): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
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 authorizes specified peace officers, including, among others, police officers, probation officers, and members of the California National Guard, in the performance of the officers’ duties, to display a steady or flashing blue warning light visible from the front, sides, or rear of their emergency vehicles.
This bill, the Agent Joshua Byrd Memorial Act, would authorize the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to, upon an appropriation from the Legislature, install a blue warning light on an emergency vehicle operated by a parole officer. The bill would additionally authorize parole officers to display the blue warning light from their emergency vehicles if they complete a 4-hour classroom training course regarding the operation of emergency vehicles that is certified by the Commission on Correctional Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Archuleta | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and PUB. S.
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4525.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4259.) (May 14).
- Set for hearing May 14.