POST Monthly Report

April 2026

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

New Training Available: Learning Portal Overview – Training Managers

The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is kicking off a new, two-hour, instructor-led online training, Learning Portal Overview - Training Managers. This hands-on training is geared towards training managers and those with administration responsibility for the Learning Portal. Plus, learners will receive two Continuing Professional Training (CPT) credits for attending the training.

Training dates will be held on June 17, 2026, September 16, 2026, and December 16, 2026.

By taking this training, learners will be able to identify the core components of the Learning Portal, enroll users or groups into courses using the appropriate enrollment methods, generate standard training reports, determine an appropriate course of action when training is not completed, develop a basic training plan or schedule, and customize reports to meet management needs.

Pre-requisite: All individuals attending the training need to have completed the POST 2-339 Learning Portal (LP) Administrator Request (pdf), submitted to Leaning Portal Support.

For questions regarding this training, please contact Joanna Doller, Information Technology Specialist I in the Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 970-4654.

Basic Course Consortium in San Diego

Template placeholder image — Attendees take a moment of silence during the opening of the March Basic Course Consortium.

On March 25-26, 2026, the POST Basic Training Bureau (BTB) hosted the Basic Course Consortium in San Diego, California. This is a bi-annual seminar that is designed to foster dialogue between the Basic Course presenters and serves as an opportunity for BTB staff to introduce and discuss current trends, best practices, legislative changes, and proposed updates to Commission Regulations. Members from BTB also provided informational updates to support all aspects of the Basic Courses.

Questions regarding the Basic Course Consortium may be directed to Carrie Hollar, Bureau Chief with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4661.

Management Study at the Healdsburg Police Department

In April, Law Enforcement Consultants (LECs), Steve Fisher and Frank Fermer, visited the Healdsburg Police Department to facilitate a management study on-site assessment. Chief Jenkins requested the study be focused on staffing strategies for his agency.

The Healdsburg Police Department staff were exceptionally professional and wonderful to work with. POST looks forward to delivering a study that will be beneficial to Chief Jenkins and the Healdsburg Police Department’s future.

Any questions regarding management studies may be directed to Steve Fisher, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 970-4630.

Updated First Aid/CPR/AED Retraining Course Now Available

POST is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of First Aid/CPR/AED Retraining on the POST Learning Portal.

The updated course meets the training mandate requirements for Penal Code section 13518(a) and offers eight hours of CPT credit upon completion of six online modules, as well as passing an instructor-led skills demonstration (scheduled and conducted by individual agencies).

Highlights of the update include a:

new user-friendly interface
firsthand accounts from the field
pre-assessment for each module, helping identify topics to review before the skills demonstration
new skills demonstration completion-date entry field

Learners currently enrolled in the previous version of the course may continue; there is no need to re-enroll as the content and requirements are the same in both versions.

(Note: If the training mandate for retraining has already been satisfied within two years, there is no requirement to retake the updated course.)

For more information, please visit the POST Learning Portal. Any questions regarding the course may be directed to Catherine Bacon, Instructional Design/Project Manager with the Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 227-4546.

Quality Assessment Program Workshop

On April 15-16, 2026, the Compliance, Audit, and Accountability Bureau conducted a workshop for Quality Assessment Program (QAP) assessors. The QAP assessors, who are also Instructor Development Institute-certified “Master Instructors,” observe POST-certified courses and provide detailed feedback to enhance the quality of instruction in accordance with adult learning concepts.

The workshop assessors discussed common concerns, recurring themes, and best practices observed during the past year of evaluations. Topics included professionalism in the classroom; evidence and documentation of learner validation; debriefings; Relevance, Involvement, Discovery, Experience, and Modeling (RIDEM) principles for adult learning; and AI and QAP.

For questions regarding the workshop and QAP, please contact William Baldwin, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Compliance, Audit, and Accountability Bureau, at (916) 227-4263.

Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course Workbook Workshop Series

On April 20, 2026, BTB hosted the first in a series of subject matter expert (SME) workshops to develop student workbooks for the Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course. Building on the use of student workbooks in peace officer basic courses, this project marks an important step toward developing new learning resources for dispatch training.

The initial virtual meeting included 12 dispatch professionals from across the state with both operational and instructional experience. The SMEs reviewed workbook structure and expectations and established an approach for identifying content from existing workbooks that can be adapted, as well as where dispatcher-specific material will need to be developed.

Throughout this workshop series, the SMEs will collaborate to develop standardized student workbooks that support both instruction and student learning. These materials are intended to provide practical resources for instructors and additional tools to reinforce key concepts within the Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course.

For questions regarding the workshop, please contact Michelle Daubner, Supervisor I (Specialist) with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4827.

Recruit Training Officer Course in Garden Grove

On April 14-17, 2026, BTB facilitated a 24-hour Recruit Training Officer (RTO) Course for Basic Course Presenters. Commission Regulation requires all full-time RTOs to complete this course within one year of their appointment to their respective academies.

The RTO Course was facilitated in Garden Grove, California and included instruction on the roles and responsibilities of the RTOs; legislative mandates, Commission Regulations and Commission Procedures; testing protocols and remedial training requirements; liability and ethics; communication, counseling and evaluations; physical training requirements; and special training issues.

Questions regarding the RTO course may be directed to Mario Moreno, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4895.

Management Study at the Auburn Police Department

On April 7-8, 2026, the POST Management Counseling and Projects Bureau (MCPB), conducted a management study at the Auburn Police Department. The study, requested by Chief Bryan Morrison, focused on evaluating the department’s organizational structure, staffing, and resource allocation.

MCPB appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with the Auburn Police Department’s staff and is committed to delivering a comprehensive study to support the agency’s future success.

Any questions regarding management studies may be directed to Mike Dalisay, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 227-7357.

Recent Basic Course Certification Reviews

Within the last month, BTB completed Basic Course Certification Reviews (BCCRs) at two academies: El Camino College Module II Basic Course, on April 1-3, 2026, and San Deigo County Sheriff’s Office PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Course, on April 20-23, 2026.

The BCCR is an in-depth review of Basic Course presenters and the certification of their courses to promote the quality, integrity, and safety of entry-level peace officer training in California. POST ensures all certified Basic Course presenters comply with Penal and Government Codes related to POST, Commission Regulations, Commission Procedures, and the Training and Testing Specifications.

For questions regarding the BCCR process, please contact Bill Lewis, Supervisor I (Specialist) with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4856.

Recently Approved Rulemaking Files

The following is a list of recently approved rulemaking files proposed by the Commission on POST. The Office of Administrative Law reviews these rulemaking files to ensure compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

View all Commission on POST Regulatory Actions.

Amend Peace Officer Background Investigation
Commission Regulation 1953
Noticed January 23, 2026
Approved April 29, 2026
Effective July 1, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amend Basic Course Waiver Process
Commission Regulation 1005
Noticed January 23, 2026
Approved April 28, 2026
Effective July 1, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)

Additional information regarding the Commission Regulation changes can be obtained by contacting the Regulations Analyst at regulatorybulletins@post.ca.gov.

Legislative Update

Status of Current Legislation

The following is a list of bills POST is monitoring during the 2026 Legislative Session. These bills could have an impact on POST operations or be of significant interest to law enforcement partners. It is not a complete list. (Updated 5/6/2026)

View a detailed report on legislative matters pertaining to law enforcement and POST.

Bill # and Author	Title and Summary	Status of Bill
AB 1537 Assembly Member Bryan	Peace officers: secondary employment Current 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. Current 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 a peace officer from being employed by, or being an independent contractor of or volunteer for, the United States Department of Homeland Security or its contractors or any other entity that assists with or engages in immigration enforcement. The bill would provide that failure to comply with this provision constitutes, for certain purposes, an act of dishonesty and that it is grounds for decertification as a peace officer. The bill would require a peace officer to report to their employing law enforcement agency any secondary employment relating to immigration enforcement.	Introduced: 1/5/2026 Location: 4/29/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
AB 1544 Assembly Member Krell	Court proceedings: media access The California Constitution vests the judicial power of the state in the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and superior courts. Existing law requires the sittings of every court to be public, except as authorized. This bill would bar a judicial officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement officer from prohibiting a member of the press or public from accessing court proceedings that are open to the public. The bill would authorize a violation of that provision to be subject to civil penalties, as specified.	Last Amend: 4/9/2026 Location: 4/23/2026-A. THIRD READING
AB 1586 Assembly Member Ramos	Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers Would enact the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, and commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would require a school resource officer, as defined, to (1) upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, complete an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified, and (2) annually report to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist while serving at a schoolsite. The bill would prohibit a school resource officer who administers an opioid antagonist while assigned to a schoolsite, and their employing or contracting entity, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for the school resource officer’s acts or omissions, unless those acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided.	Last Amend: 3/23/2026 Location: 3/18/2026-A. APPR.
AB 1589 Assembly Member Chen	Firearms: silencers Current law makes it a felony for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a silencer within this state. Current law exempts specified actions from those provisions, including the possession of silencers by specified peace officers employed by specified law enforcement agencies or by military or naval forces, when on duty and when the use of silencers is authorized by the agency and is within the course and scope of their duties. This bill would further exempt from the prohibition on possessing silencers specified level I reserve peace officers.	Introduced: 1/15/2026 Location: 3/5/2026-A. THIRD READING
AB 1615 Assembly Member Nguyen	Firearms: unsafe handguns Current law makes it a crime, punishable by not more than one year in county jail, to manufacture or cause to be manufactured, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun. Current law establishes certain exemptions to this prohibition, including, among others, exemptions for sales to specified law enforcement agencies and other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers. Current law specifies that the sale of an unsafe handgun to certain specified entities, including county probation departments, and members of those entities, is only authorized if the handgun is to be used as a service weapon by a peace officer who has successfully completed the basic course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and who qualifies with the handgun, as specified, at least every 6 months. This bill would authorize a peace officer employed by a county probation department and using an unsafe handgun as a service weapon to satisfy the above-described training requirement by completion of the firearm portion of a training course prescribed by POST and who qualifies with the handgun, as specified, at least every 3 months.	Introduced: 1/21/2026 Location: 4/8/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
AB 1627 Assembly Member Avila Farias	Public employment: disqualifications Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law specifies circumstances that disqualify a person from holding office or being employed as a peace officer, including, among other things, any person previously employed in law enforcement in any state or United States territory or by the federal government whose name is listed in any of specified indexes whose certification as a law enforcement officer in that jurisdiction was revoked for misconduct or who, while employed as a law enforcement officer, engaged in serious misconduct that would have resulted in their certification being revoked by the commission if employed as a peace officer in this state. This bill would specify that, for purposes of the disqualification circumstances described above, the terms “employed in law enforcement” and “law enforcement officer” include a law enforcement officer employed in any state or United States territory or by the federal government who engages in immigration enforcement, as provided.	Introduced: 4/23/2026 Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.
AB 1753 Assembly Member Stefani	Protective orders: firearms and ammunition Existing law establishes procedures by which a person may petition the court for certain protective or restraining orders, including civil harassment restraining orders, domestic violence restraining orders, elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders, gun violence restraining orders, postsecondary school restraining orders, and workplace violence restraining orders, to enjoin a restrained person from taking specified actions. Before a hearing on the issuance or denial of a domestic violence restraining order or gun violence restraining order, existing law requires the court to ensure that a search has been conducted to determine, among other things, if the subject of the proposed order owns or possesses a firearm as reflected in the Department of Justice Automated Firearms System. If after the search, the court finds that the subject of the proposed order owns or possesses a firearm, existing law requires the court to make a written record as to whether the subject has relinquished the firearm and provided proof of the required storage, sale, or relinquishment of the firearm. Upon a court’s issuance of such a protective order, existing law requires the restrained person to relinquish any firearm and ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control, according to specified procedures. Existing law prescribes procedures by which the restrained person must certify compliance with the court, and for the court to determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the person has a firearm in violation of the order. This bill would make clarifying and conforming changes to the procedures relating to the protective or restraining orders described above by explicitly requiring the restrained person to relinquish, in addition to any firearm, any ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control.	Last Amend: 4/16/2026 Status: 4/21/2026-A. APPR.
AB 1814 Assembly Member Alanis	Peace officer training: driving under the influence Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, in consultation with specified subject matter experts, to develop guidelines and a course of instruction and training for law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, hate crimes, elder and dependent abuse, and stalking. This bill would require peace officers assigned primarily to traffic enforcement to complete a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)-approved standard field sobriety testing course of a minimum of 16 hours within one year of their assignment and, if an officer leaves employment with a law enforcement agency and does not become employed by a law enforcement agency within 2 years of their departure date, would require the officer to complete any of several specified commission-certified training courses, including a NHTSA refresher course if they are assigned to traffic enforcement. Because this bill would require additional training for local peace officers, it would impose a state-mandated local program.	Last Amend: 3/25/2026 Status: 4/15/2026-A. APPR.
AB 1896 Assembly Member Gonzalez	Public employment: disqualifications Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law specifies circumstances that disqualify a person from holding office or being employed as a peace officer, including, among other things, having been convicted of a felony. This bill, the GTFO Act, would disqualify a person from being a peace officer because they were previously employed by an entity that engages in immigration enforcement, as defined, during the period beginning January 20, 2025, and ending January 20, 2029, except as specified.	Introduced: 4/14/2026 Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.
AB 2119 Assembly Member Jackson	Criminal procedure: gender bias in sexual assault and domestic violence investigations Existing law establishes specified rights for victims and witnesses of crimes, including to be notified or informed regarding specified court proceedings and the right to have a support person present at any interviews with law enforcement for a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to inform a victim of the rights they may have. This bill would state that a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence has the right to a fair, unbiased, and complete investigation by law enforcement.	Last Amend: 4/8/2026 Location: 4/16/2026-A. APPR.
AB 2318 Assembly Member Elhawary	Law enforcement: facilitating medical care Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact with persons with certain conditions. This bill would make it unlawful for a law enforcement officer to deny, delay, obstruct, or fail to facilitate access to medical evaluation or treatment for an individual in custody, detention, or under law enforcement control if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional is present or has been requested. If access is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present, the bill would require law enforcement to provide written documentation for the basis of a denial within 72 hours of the incident, as specified. The bill would authorize administrative discipline, including suspension or termination, against a law enforcement officer who violates those provisions.	Last Amend: 4/7/2026 Location: 4/16/2026-A. APPR.
AB 2337 Assembly Member Lackey	Peace officers: theft Existing law authorizes Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer if the peace officer has engaged in any serious misconduct, as specified. Existing law requires POST to adopt by regulation a definition of “serious misconduct” that serves as the criteria to be considered for ineligibility for, or revocation of, certification, as provided. This bill would additionally authorize POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer who commits specified theft under color of authority.	Last Amend: 4/23/2026 Location: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.
AB 2347 Assembly Member Ahrens	Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: hate crime training and guidelines. Current law defines a “hate crime” as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), in consultation with specified subject-matter experts, to develop guidelines and a course of instruction and training for law enforcement officers addressing hate crimes. Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill would require POST to conduct a comprehensive review of existing hate crimes training programs, as specified. The bill would require the review to be completed by January 1, 2028. The bill would require POST to, by July 1, 2028, adopt evidence-based training requirements to address the gaps identified in the review regarding the prevention, identification, and investigation of hate crimes.	Introduced: 2/19/2026 Status: 4/29/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
AB 2411 Assembly Member McKinnor	California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish the California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command (COPPSC) to facilitate the planning, resourcing, management, and delivery of safety and security at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Existing law repeals provisions relating to COPPSC on January 1, 2029. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of certain peace officers. Existing law requires POST to establish a certification program for certain peace officers, as provided. This bill would require COPPSC to negotiate and enter into agreements to facilitate training, mutual cooperation, sharing of information and resources, and the use of public safety personnel with other state and local agencies within and outside of the state of California for the purposes of ensuring public safety during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bill would require the agreement to, among other things, require public safety personnel contracted from out of state to obtain a certificate of training from the commission.	Last Amend: 4/11/2026 Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.
AB 2582 Assembly Member Schultz	Crimes: prostitution Under existing law, an individual who solicits, or who agrees to engage in, or who engages in, any act of prostitution is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would require a person who commits prostitution with intent to receive compensation, money, or anything of value from another person to, for a first or 2nd violation of those provisions, be offered a diversion program pursuant to specified provisions. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.	Introduced: 2/20/2026 Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
AB 2720 Assembly Member Schiavo	Human trafficking victim support coordinator Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies. Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and charges it with, among other duties, developing and disseminating guidelines and training for all peace officers in this state. Existing law requires POST to develop and implement a course of instruction for the training of peace officers on commercial sexual exploitation of children and victims of human trafficking that includes, but is not limited to, certain topics and activities. This bill would require each law enforcement agency with more than 25 peace officers to designate a human trafficking victim support coordinator by January 1, 2028. The bill would require the coordinator to take the above-described course of instruction no later than 6 months after designation and, upon completion of the course, serve as a liaison between trusted community-based organizations and victims. The bill would require each law enforcement agency to, by July 1, 2028, display specified information on their internet website, including the contact information of the human trafficking victim support coordinator.	Last Amend: 4/16/2026 Status: 4/15/2026-A. APPR.
SB 691 Senator Wahab	Body-worn cameras: policies Current 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.	Introduced: 2/21/2025 Last Amend: 1/5/2026 Location: 5/4/2026-A. PUB. S.
SB 937 Senator Gonzalez	Law enforcement: flashbang grenades and explosive breaching charges Current law prohibits the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards. This bill would prohibit the use of flashbang grenades, as defined, by any peace officer to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards. The bill would define peace officer as any officer of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, or any person acting on behalf of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency.	Last Amend: 3/10/2026 Status: 4/13/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
SB 938 Senator Menjivar	Peace officers: qualifications Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law specifies circumstances that disqualify a person from holding office or being employed as a peace officer, including, among other things, having been convicted of a felony. This bill would disqualify a person from being a peace officer if they were previously employed as a sworn law enforcement officer by a federal agency engaged in immigration enforcement and personally assisted with immigration enforcement, as defined, after January 20, 2025, except as specified. The bill would authorize a person to apply for eligibility as a peace officer only after a minimum cooling-off period of 10 years from the date of separation from prior the federal immigration enforcement agency. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.	Last Amend: 4/23/2026 Location: 4/22/2026-S. APPR.
SB 1004 Senator Wiener	Law enforcement: masks Existing law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Existing law defines law enforcement officer for these purposes as anyone designated by California law as a peace officer who is employed by a city, county, or other local agency, and any officer or agent of a federal law enforcement agency, agency or law enforcement agency of another state, or any person acting on behalf of a federal law enforcement agency. This bill would add peace officers employed by a state agency to the definition of law enforcement officers, thereby making those law enforcement officers subject to those criminal penalties. The bill would specify that facial coverings does not include certain items, including, among other things, sunglasses.	Last Amend: 4/16/2026 Status: 4/27/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
SB 1105 Senator Perez	Law enforcement Existing law defines those persons who are peace officers in the state, grants certain authority to those individuals and their employing entities, and places certain requirements on those individuals and their employing entities. Under existing law, federal criminal investigators and law enforcement officers are not California peace officers but are granted specified limited arrest authority in limited circumstances including when violations of state and local laws occur in their presence, when there is an immediate danger to persons or property, when detaining a person for evaluation or treatment who, due to a mental illness, is a danger to themselves or others, and when requested by a California law enforcement agency to be involved in a joint task force or criminal investigation. Existing law additionally grants peace officer status to federal employees who comply with certain training requirements, while they are engaged in enforcing state or local law on and adjacent to property owned or possessed by the United States Government, with the written consent of local law enforcement officials, as specified. This bill would remove certain arrest authority or peace officer status for federal criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, and federal employees, including for the purposes of executing a warrant for the arrest of a person. The bill would also prohibit a California law enforcement agency, as defined, from entering into an interagency agreement, if, among other things, their assistance includes racial or identity profiling, as specified.	Last Amend: 4/8/2026 Status: 4/20/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE
SB 1246 Senator Cortese	Autonomous vehicles Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the submission and approval of an application, including, among other things, any testing, equipment, and performance standards the department concludes are necessary to ensure the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, as specified. Existing law, commencing July 1, 2026, requires manufacturers of autonomous vehicles that operate without a human operator physically present in the vehicle, except as provided, to comply with certain requirements, including, among other things, to maintain a dedicated emergency response telephone line that is available for emergency response officials, as defined, and to equip each autonomous vehicle with a 2-way voice communication device that enables emergency response officials that are near the vehicle to communicate effectively with a remote human operator, as specified. This bill would require remote assistants, remote drivers, or local incident technicians, as defined, who monitor, direct, provide input to, advise, supervise, or control commercial autonomous vehicles on a public road in this state, or that provides onsite response to incidents on behalf of an autonomous vehicle operator, be located within the United States and hold a valid California driver’s license of the appropriate class with any endorsements required for a human driver to lawfully operate the same vehicle in this state. For autonomous passenger service vehicles, the bill would require the ratio of remote assistants or remote drivers to autonomous passenger service vehicles be 1 to 3 or higher at all times.	Last Amend: 3/24/2026 Location: 5/4/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

Bill # and Author

Title and Summary

Status of Bill

AB 1537

Assembly Member Bryan

Peace officers: secondary employment

Current 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. Current 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 a peace officer from being employed by, or being an independent contractor of or volunteer for, the United States Department of Homeland Security or its contractors or any other entity that assists with or engages in immigration enforcement. The bill would provide that failure to comply with this provision constitutes, for certain purposes, an act of dishonesty and that it is grounds for decertification as a peace officer. The bill would require a peace officer to report to their employing law enforcement agency any secondary employment relating to immigration enforcement.

Introduced: 1/5/2026

Location: 4/29/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

AB 1544

Assembly Member Krell

Court proceedings: media access

The California Constitution vests the judicial power of the state in the Supreme Court, courts of appeal, and superior courts. Existing law requires the sittings of every court to be public, except as authorized. This bill would bar a judicial officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement officer from prohibiting a member of the press or public from accessing court proceedings that are open to the public. The bill would authorize a violation of that provision to be subject to civil penalties, as specified.

Last Amend: 4/9/2026

Location: 4/23/2026-A. THIRD READING

AB 1586

Assembly Member Ramos

Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers

Would enact the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, and commencing with the 2027–28 school year, would require a school resource officer, as defined, to (1) upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, complete an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified, and (2) annually report to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist while serving at a schoolsite. The bill would prohibit a school resource officer who administers an opioid antagonist while assigned to a schoolsite, and their employing or contracting entity, from being held liable in a civil action or being subject to criminal prosecution for the school resource officer’s acts or omissions, unless those acts or omissions constitute gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, as provided.

Last Amend: 3/23/2026

Location: 3/18/2026-A. APPR.

AB 1589

Assembly Member Chen

Firearms: silencers

Current law makes it a felony for any person, firm, or corporation to possess a silencer within this state. Current law exempts specified actions from those provisions, including the possession of silencers by specified peace officers employed by specified law enforcement agencies or by military or naval forces, when on duty and when the use of silencers is authorized by the agency and is within the course and scope of their duties. This bill would further exempt from the prohibition on possessing silencers specified level I reserve peace officers.

Introduced: 1/15/2026

Location: 3/5/2026-A. THIRD READING

AB 1615

Assembly Member Nguyen

Firearms: unsafe handguns

Current law makes it a crime, punishable by not more than one year in county jail, to manufacture or cause to be manufactured, import into the state for sale, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, or lend an unsafe handgun. Current law establishes certain exemptions to this prohibition, including, among others, exemptions for sales to specified law enforcement agencies and other specified government agencies for use by specified employees and sales to specified peace officers. Current law specifies that the sale of an unsafe handgun to certain specified entities, including county probation departments, and members of those entities, is only authorized if the handgun is to be used as a service weapon by a peace officer who has successfully completed the basic course prescribed by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and who qualifies with the handgun, as specified, at least every 6 months. This bill would authorize a peace officer employed by a county probation department and using an unsafe handgun as a service weapon to satisfy the above-described training requirement by completion of the firearm portion of a training course prescribed by POST and who qualifies with the handgun, as specified, at least every 3 months.

Introduced: 1/21/2026

Location: 4/8/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

AB 1627

Assembly Member Avila Farias

Public employment: disqualifications

Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law specifies circumstances that disqualify a person from holding office or being employed as a peace officer, including, among other things, any person previously employed in law enforcement in any state or United States territory or by the federal government whose name is listed in any of specified indexes whose certification as a law enforcement officer in that jurisdiction was revoked for misconduct or who, while employed as a law enforcement officer, engaged in serious misconduct that would have resulted in their certification being revoked by the commission if employed as a peace officer in this state. This bill would specify that, for purposes of the disqualification circumstances described above, the terms “employed in law enforcement” and “law enforcement officer” include a law enforcement officer employed in any state or United States territory or by the federal government who engages in immigration enforcement, as provided.

Introduced: 4/23/2026

Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.

AB 1753

Assembly Member Stefani

Protective orders: firearms and ammunition

Existing law establishes procedures by which a person may petition the court for certain protective or restraining orders, including civil harassment restraining orders, domestic violence restraining orders, elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders, gun violence restraining orders, postsecondary school restraining orders, and workplace violence restraining orders, to enjoin a restrained person from taking specified actions. Before a hearing on the issuance or denial of a domestic violence restraining order or gun violence restraining order, existing law requires the court to ensure that a search has been conducted to determine, among other things, if the subject of the proposed order owns or possesses a firearm as reflected in the Department of Justice Automated Firearms System. If after the search, the court finds that the subject of the proposed order owns or possesses a firearm, existing law requires the court to make a written record as to whether the subject has relinquished the firearm and provided proof of the required storage, sale, or relinquishment of the firearm. Upon a court’s issuance of such a protective order, existing law requires the restrained person to relinquish any firearm and ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control, according to specified procedures. Existing law prescribes procedures by which the restrained person must certify compliance with the court, and for the court to determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the person has a firearm in violation of the order. This bill would make clarifying and conforming changes to the procedures relating to the protective or restraining orders described above by explicitly requiring the restrained person to relinquish, in addition to any firearm, any ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control.

Last Amend: 4/16/2026

Status: 4/21/2026-A. APPR.

AB 1814

Assembly Member Alanis

Peace officer training: driving under the influence

Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, in consultation with specified subject matter experts, to develop guidelines and a course of instruction and training for law enforcement officers, including, but not limited to, hate crimes, elder and dependent abuse, and stalking. This bill would require peace officers assigned primarily to traffic enforcement to complete a National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)-approved standard field sobriety testing course of a minimum of 16 hours within one year of their assignment and, if an officer leaves employment with a law enforcement agency and does not become employed by a law enforcement agency within 2 years of their departure date, would require the officer to complete any of several specified commission-certified training courses, including a NHTSA refresher course if they are assigned to traffic enforcement. Because this bill would require additional training for local peace officers, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

Last Amend: 3/25/2026

Status: 4/15/2026-A. APPR.

AB 1896

Assembly Member Gonzalez

Public employment: disqualifications

Introduced: 4/14/2026

Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.

AB 2119

Assembly Member Jackson

Criminal procedure: gender bias in sexual assault and domestic violence investigations

Existing law establishes specified rights for victims and witnesses of crimes, including to be notified or informed regarding specified court proceedings and the right to have a support person present at any interviews with law enforcement for a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault. Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to inform a victim of the rights they may have. This bill would state that a victim of sexual assault or domestic violence has the right to a fair, unbiased, and complete investigation by law enforcement.

Last Amend: 4/8/2026

Location: 4/16/2026-A. APPR.

AB 2318

Assembly Member Elhawary

Law enforcement: facilitating medical care

Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies and requires specified law enforcement agencies to maintain policies on, among other things, use of force, hate crimes, and gun violence restraining orders. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and keep updated a field training officer course relating to competencies of the field training program and police training program that addresses how to interact with persons with certain conditions. This bill would make it unlawful for a law enforcement officer to deny, delay, obstruct, or fail to facilitate access to medical evaluation or treatment for an individual in custody, detention, or under law enforcement control if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional is present or has been requested. If access is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present, the bill would require law enforcement to provide written documentation for the basis of a denial within 72 hours of the incident, as specified. The bill would authorize administrative discipline, including suspension or termination, against a law enforcement officer who violates those provisions.

Last Amend: 4/7/2026

Location: 4/16/2026-A. APPR.

AB 2337

Assembly Member Lackey

Peace officers: theft

Existing law authorizes Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer if the peace officer has engaged in any serious misconduct, as specified. Existing law requires POST to adopt by regulation a definition of “serious misconduct” that serves as the criteria to be considered for ineligibility for, or revocation of, certification, as provided. This bill would additionally authorize POST to suspend or revoke the certification of a peace officer who commits specified theft under color of authority.

Last Amend: 4/23/2026

Location: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.

AB 2347

Assembly Member Ahrens

Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: hate crime training and guidelines.

Current law defines a “hate crime” as a criminal act committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including, among other things, race, religion, disability, and sexual orientation. Current law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), in consultation with specified subject-matter experts, to develop guidelines and a course of instruction and training for law enforcement officers addressing hate crimes. Beginning January 1, 2027, this bill would require POST to conduct a comprehensive review of existing hate crimes training programs, as specified. The bill would require the review to be completed by January 1, 2028. The bill would require POST to, by July 1, 2028, adopt evidence-based training requirements to address the gaps identified in the review regarding the prevention, identification, and investigation of hate crimes.

Introduced: 2/19/2026

Status: 4/29/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

AB 2411

Assembly Member McKinnor

California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command: agreements with state and local agencies

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish the California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command (COPPSC) to facilitate the planning, resourcing, management, and delivery of safety and security at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Existing law repeals provisions relating to COPPSC on January 1, 2029. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of certain peace officers. Existing law requires POST to establish a certification program for certain peace officers, as provided. This bill would require COPPSC to negotiate and enter into agreements to facilitate training, mutual cooperation, sharing of information and resources, and the use of public safety personnel with other state and local agencies within and outside of the state of California for the purposes of ensuring public safety during the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bill would require the agreement to, among other things, require public safety personnel contracted from out of state to obtain a certificate of training from the commission.

Last Amend: 4/11/2026

Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR.

AB 2582

Assembly Member Schultz

Crimes: prostitution

Under existing law, an individual who solicits, or who agrees to engage in, or who engages in, any act of prostitution is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. This bill would require a person who commits prostitution with intent to receive compensation, money, or anything of value from another person to, for a first or 2nd violation of those provisions, be offered a diversion program pursuant to specified provisions. By imposing new duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.

Introduced: 2/20/2026

Status: 4/22/2026-A. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

AB 2720

Assembly Member Schiavo

Human trafficking victim support coordinator

Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies. Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and charges it with, among other duties, developing and disseminating guidelines and training for all peace officers in this state. Existing law requires POST to develop and implement a course of instruction for the training of peace officers on commercial sexual exploitation of children and victims of human trafficking that includes, but is not limited to, certain topics and activities. This bill would require each law enforcement agency with more than 25 peace officers to designate a human trafficking victim support coordinator by January 1, 2028. The bill would require the coordinator to take the above-described course of instruction no later than 6 months after designation and, upon completion of the course, serve as a liaison between trusted community-based organizations and victims. The bill would require each law enforcement agency to, by July 1, 2028, display specified information on their internet website, including the contact information of the human trafficking victim support coordinator.

Last Amend: 4/16/2026

Status: 4/15/2026-A. APPR.

SB 691

Senator Wahab

Body-worn cameras: policies

Current 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.

Introduced: 2/21/2025

Last Amend: 1/5/2026

Location: 5/4/2026-A. PUB. S.

SB 937

Senator Gonzalez

Law enforcement: flashbang grenades and explosive breaching charges

Current law prohibits the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards. This bill would prohibit the use of flashbang grenades, as defined, by any peace officer to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards. The bill would define peace officer as any officer of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, or any person acting on behalf of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency.

Last Amend: 3/10/2026

Status: 4/13/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

SB 938

Senator Menjivar

Peace officers: qualifications

Existing law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Existing law specifies circumstances that disqualify a person from holding office or being employed as a peace officer, including, among other things, having been convicted of a felony. This bill would disqualify a person from being a peace officer if they were previously employed as a sworn law enforcement officer by a federal agency engaged in immigration enforcement and personally assisted with immigration enforcement, as defined, after January 20, 2025, except as specified. The bill would authorize a person to apply for eligibility as a peace officer only after a minimum cooling-off period of 10 years from the date of separation from prior the federal immigration enforcement agency. To the extent this bill would impose additional duties on local law enforcement agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Last Amend: 4/23/2026

Location: 4/22/2026-S. APPR.

SB 1004

Senator Wiener

Law enforcement: masks

Existing law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Existing law defines law enforcement officer for these purposes as anyone designated by California law as a peace officer who is employed by a city, county, or other local agency, and any officer or agent of a federal law enforcement agency, agency or law enforcement agency of another state, or any person acting on behalf of a federal law enforcement agency. This bill would add peace officers employed by a state agency to the definition of law enforcement officers, thereby making those law enforcement officers subject to those criminal penalties. The bill would specify that facial coverings does not include certain items, including, among other things, sunglasses.

Last Amend: 4/16/2026

Status: 4/27/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

SB 1105

Senator Perez

Law enforcement

Existing law defines those persons who are peace officers in the state, grants certain authority to those individuals and their employing entities, and places certain requirements on those individuals and their employing entities. Under existing law, federal criminal investigators and law enforcement officers are not California peace officers but are granted specified limited arrest authority in limited circumstances including when violations of state and local laws occur in their presence, when there is an immediate danger to persons or property, when detaining a person for evaluation or treatment who, due to a mental illness, is a danger to themselves or others, and when requested by a California law enforcement agency to be involved in a joint task force or criminal investigation. Existing law additionally grants peace officer status to federal employees who comply with certain training requirements, while they are engaged in enforcing state or local law on and adjacent to property owned or possessed by the United States Government, with the written consent of local law enforcement officials, as specified. This bill would remove certain arrest authority or peace officer status for federal criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, and federal employees, including for the purposes of executing a warrant for the arrest of a person. The bill would also prohibit a California law enforcement agency, as defined, from entering into an interagency agreement, if, among other things, their assistance includes racial or identity profiling, as specified.

Last Amend: 4/8/2026

Status: 4/20/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

SB 1246

Senator Cortese

Autonomous vehicles

Existing law authorizes the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads for testing purposes by a driver who possesses the proper class of license for the type of vehicle operated if specified requirements are satisfied. Existing law prohibits the operation of an autonomous vehicle on public roads until the manufacturer submits an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles, as specified, and that application is approved. Existing law requires the department to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for the submission and approval of an application, including, among other things, any testing, equipment, and performance standards the department concludes are necessary to ensure the safe operation of autonomous vehicles on public roads, as specified. Existing law, commencing July 1, 2026, requires manufacturers of autonomous vehicles that operate without a human operator physically present in the vehicle, except as provided, to comply with certain requirements, including, among other things, to maintain a dedicated emergency response telephone line that is available for emergency response officials, as defined, and to equip each autonomous vehicle with a 2-way voice communication device that enables emergency response officials that are near the vehicle to communicate effectively with a remote human operator, as specified. This bill would require remote assistants, remote drivers, or local incident technicians, as defined, who monitor, direct, provide input to, advise, supervise, or control commercial autonomous vehicles on a public road in this state, or that provides onsite response to incidents on behalf of an autonomous vehicle operator, be located within the United States and hold a valid California driver’s license of the appropriate class with any endorsements required for a human driver to lawfully operate the same vehicle in this state. For autonomous passenger service vehicles, the bill would require the ratio of remote assistants or remote drivers to autonomous passenger service vehicles be 1 to 3 or higher at all times.

Last Amend: 3/24/2026

Location: 5/4/2026-S. APPR. SUSPENSE FILE

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