California Assembly Bill 1178
Session 20252026
Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 11, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1178
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 1178 PACHECO Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Ávila Farías
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Johnson
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Summary
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. Existing law authorizes an agency to redact the records disclosed for specified purposes including, among others, to remove personal data or information, as specified, and where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer, or another person.
This bill would require a court in an action to compel disclosure pursuant to specified provisions, in determining whether there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of a person, to consider whether a particular peace officer is currently operating undercover and their duties demand anonymity.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 847 and AB 1388, to be operative only if this bill and AB 847 or AB 1388 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
02/21/25 - Introduced
February 21, 2025
04/28/25 - Amended Assembly
April 28, 2025
06/11/25 - Amended Senate
June 11, 2025
08/29/25 - Amended Senate
August 29, 2025
09/05/25 - Amended Senate
September 5, 2025
09/09/25 - Amended Senate
September 9, 2025
09/16/25 - Enrolled
September 16, 2025
10/11/25 - Chaptered
October 11, 2025
04/21/25- Assembly Public Safety
April 21, 2025
05/07/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 7, 2025
06/09/25- Senate Public Safety
June 9, 2025
06/27/25- Senate Appropriations
June 27, 2025
08/29/25- Senate Appropriations
August 29, 2025
09/02/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 2, 2025
09/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 8, 2025
09/11/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 11, 2025
09/13/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
September 13, 2025
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10/11/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2025.
10/11/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/24/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/13/2025
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 3481.).
09/13/2025
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3477.)
09/13/2025
Assembly
Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)
09/13/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/12/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 2.).
09/10/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/09/2025
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
09/09/2025
Senate
Joint Rule 61(a)(13) suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 8.)
09/08/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/05/2025
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
09/02/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
06/30/2025
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
06/18/2025
Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
06/11/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/10/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).
05/21/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.
05/08/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/08/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 2. Page 1483.)
05/05/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/01/2025
Assembly
Ordered to second reading.
05/01/2025
Assembly
Withdrawn from committee.
04/29/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/28/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/24/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22).
03/24/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
02/24/2025
Assembly
Read first time.
02/22/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
02/21/2025
Assembly
Introduced. To print.
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Oct 14, 2025 8:50:38 AM