Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 1537
Session 20252026
Peace officers: secondary employment.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Sep 30, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 5, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1537
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Author
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Principal Coauthor
Unknown
Ávila Farías
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Unknown
Gonzalez
Coauthor
Democrat
Principal Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Democrat
Coauthor
Unknown
Rubio
Coauthor
Summary
Existing law provides that every executive or ministerial officer, employee, or appointee of the State of California, or any county or city therein, or any political subdivision thereof, who knowingly asks, receives, or agrees to receive any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any promise thereof excepting such as may be authorized by law for doing an official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts from that offense certain employment by a peace officer while off duty, as specified. Existing law also provides that a peace officer shall not be prohibited from engaging in other employment while off duty, as specified. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, prohibit certain peace officers from engaging in any form of secondary employment, including contract based or as an individual contractor, that involves engaging in arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting individuals pursuant to federal or out-of-state immigration laws. The bill would provide that failure to comply with this provision may constitute, for certain purposes, an act of serious misconduct and that it is grounds for decertification as a peace officer. The bill would require certain peace officers to report to their employing law enforcement agency any conditional offer of secondary employment relating to immigration enforcement. The bill would require the law enforcement agency to maintain specified records related to secondary employment. By imposing additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also explicitly state that these records related to secondary employment of certain peace officers are public records for the purposes of the California Public Records Act. 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.
Documents (9)
09/30/2026
Assembly
Vetoed by Governor.
09/09/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
08/30/2026
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 46. Noes 22. Page 6909.).
08/30/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/30/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11.).
08/24/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/21/2026
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/20/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/19/2026
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
08/03/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
06/25/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/24/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23).
06/10/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
05/28/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/27/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 21.)
05/19/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/18/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
05/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 14).
04/29/2026
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
03/04/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (March 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/04/2026
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
02/02/2026
Assembly
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
01/06/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.
01/05/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 6, 2026 8:40:38 AM
Record Updated
Oct 1, 2026 9:18:11 AM