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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 847

Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law, the California Public Records Act, authorizes the inspection and copying of any public record except where specifically prohibited by law. Existing law, with specified exemptions, makes confidential the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers and certain other records maintained by their employing agencies. Existing law provides that this exemption from disclosure does not apply to investigations of these officers or their employing agencies or to related proceedings conducted by a grand jury, a district attorney's office, or the Attorney General's office. This bill would additionally grant access to the confidential personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers and records maintained by their employing agencies, as specified, to civilian law enforcement oversight boards or commissions during investigations or related proceedings concerning the conduct of those officers. The bill would require those oversight boards to maintain the confidentiality of those records, and would authorize them to conduct closed sessions, as specified, to review confidential records. The bill would additionally authorize a county inspector general to access those personnel records, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code proposed by AB 1178 and AB 1388 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1178 or AB 1388 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 13, 2025
House		AB 847 Sharp-Collins Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Sep 12, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By ArreguínpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 8, 2025
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 2, 2025
House		AB 847 Sharp-Collins Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 29, 2025
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see

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