POST Monthly Report

February 2026

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office – 204th Basic Academy Class Graduation

Placeholder image for article 1 — Caption: Law Enforcement Consultants Mario Moreno and Gary Clark pose with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office Basic Academy staff during the 204th Basic Academy Class graduation.

On February 13, 2026, members of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Training Bureau (BTB) attended the graduation ceremony of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office 204th Basic Academy Class in Pittsburg, CA.

The graduates represented Contra Costa County and Solano County Sheriff’s Offices, Bay Area Regional Transit, and the following police departments: Berkeley, Concord, Contra Costa Community College District, El Cerrito, Fairfield, Fremont, Napa, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Richmond, San Leandro, and Walnut Creek.

A total of 44 students received their graduation certificates after completing 1,061 hours of academy training. Congratulations to Academy Class 204 on this significant achievement!

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

Training Managers Course in Windsor

On February 9-11, 2026, 30 students attended the 24-hour Training Managers Course presented by Santa Rosa Jr. College Public Safety Training Center in Windsor, CA. The course is designed for newly assigned and experienced training managers. Topics included developing a training plan, liability issues, and management of training records. Additionally, POST staff presented information on the POST Website, course certification, Commission Regulations, and agency compliance inspections. Informational Technology Specialist Joanna Doller shared an overview of the POST Learning Portal for training courses, archiving, Customization Modules, enrollment, reports, rosters, and other helpful tools.

The next presentation of the course is scheduled for May 5-7, 2026, in Region 1. The location is yet to be determined.

Questions about the course may be directed to Regional Law Enforcement Consultants Lisa Holton at (916) 413-6386, or Christina LaCap at (916) 516-5559.

Review of Learning Domain 36 (Information Systems Student Workbook) and Learning Domain 29 (Traffic Collision Investigations Student Workbook)

Placeholder image for article 3 — Caption: Learning Domain 29 workshop subject matter experts pose for a photo.

Within the last two months, BTB staff facilitated two Learning Domain (LD) workbook workshops.

On January 27-29, 2026, nine subject matter experts from throughout the state convened to review and make necessary changes to the LD 36 Information Systems Workbook. The revised version of the LD 36 student workbook will be available in March 2026.

On February 10-12, 2026, eight subject matter experts from throughout the state convened to review and make necessary changes to the LD 29 Traffic Collision Investigations Workbook. The revised version of the LD 29 student workbook will be available in 2026.

All learning domains are available on the POST Website.

For questions regarding the workbook update process, please contact John Johnson, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 849-9521.

EDI Training Course for Basic Course Presenters

On January 28-29, 2026, BTB staff hosted the first of two Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Training Courses for Basic Courses scheduled for 2026. This first session welcomed 20 attendees, making it the largest EDI training class offered to date. The second EDI Training Course for Basic Courses is planned for June 17-18, 2026, in Southern California.

Designed as a hands-on learning experience, the course familiarizes presenter staff with the EDI system and the preparation and submission of documentation required for basic course certification and modification. The training supports accurate and efficient submission processes.

Questions about the EDI Training for Basic Courses may be directed to the following Supervisor I (Specialists) with the Basic Training Bureau: Alicia Francies, at (916) 227-3911, or Michelle Daubner, at (916) 227-4827.

Recent Basic Course Certification Reviews

Caption: Students at the Orange County Probation Department practice for the Firearms Exercise Test.

Caption: Students at the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Center Regular Basic Course participate in a physical training session.

Last month, BTB completed Basic Course Certification Reviews (BCCR) at two academies: Orange County Probation Department’s PC 832 Firearms Course (on January 21-23, 2026), and Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office Regional Training Center’s Regular Basic Course (on January 26-29, 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 (Specialists) 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.

Adopt Definition of Biased Conduct
Commission Regulation 1022
Noticed October 17, 2025
Approved January 22, 2026
Effective January 22, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Adopt Disciplinary Guidelines for Factors for Consideration of Penalty Related to Peace Officer Certification Actions
Commission Regulation 1216
Noticed June 20, 2025
Approved February 17, 2026
Effective February 17, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Adopt Learning Domain 44: Active Shooter
Commission Regulations 1005, 1007, 1008, and 1059
Noticed August 29, 2025
Approved December 4, 2025
Effective April 1, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amend Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses - Instructor's Guide to Learning Activities
Commission Regulations 1005, 1007, 1008, and 1059
Noticed May 16, 2025
Approved February 6, 2026
Effective April 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 1/28/2026)

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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
AB 1544 Assembly Member Krell	Court proceedings: media access Current law authorizes specified peace officers to close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or other command post or to establish a police line or rolling closure at a demonstration, march, protest, or rally, as specified. Current law exempts a duly authorized representative of any news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from the provisions prohibiting entry into the closed areas mentioned above. This bill would bar a judicial officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement officer from prohibiting a duly authorized representative of a news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from accessing court proceedings that are open to the public.	Introduced: 1/5/2026 Location: 2/17/2026-Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
AB 1586 Assembly Member Ramos	Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers Current law authorizes a school district, county office of education, and charter school to provide emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to school nurses and trained personnel who have volunteered, and authorizes school nurses and trained personnel to use naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose. This bill, to be known as the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, would require a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that (A) each school resource officer, as defined, while on duty at a school campus or school-sponsored activity, carries an opioid antagonist to provide emergency treatment to persons who are suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose and (B) each school resource officer, upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, completes an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.	Introduced: 1/14/2026 Location: 1/14/2026-A. PRINT
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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
AB 1627 Assembly Member Avila Farias	Public employment: disqualifications Current 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 employed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029, or the Alabama Department of Corrections or the Georgia Department of Corrections between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2026.	Introduced: 1/26/2026 Status: 1/27/2026-From printer.
AB 1753 Assembly Member Stefani	Protective orders: firearms and ammunition Current 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, current 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, current law requires the restrained person to relinquish any firearm and ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control, according to specified procedures. Current 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. The bill would additionally apply the prehearing firearm search and recordkeeping requirements described above to civil harassment restraining orders, workplace violence restraining orders, postsecondary school restraining orders, and elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders.	Introduced: 2/9/2026 Status: 2/23/2026-Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.
AB 1814 Assembly Member Alanis	Peace officer training: driving under the influence Would require, no later than July 1, 2027, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and maintain a training course relating to the detection and apprehension of drivers whose behavior indicates that they may be driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The bill would require the course to be at least 3 hours and to include certain topics, such as standardized field sobriety testing, physiology of drugs, and report writing, among others. The bill would require peace officers assigned to traffic enforcement to complete the course within one year of their assignment and every 2 years thereafter. The bill would authorize a peace officer to complete other specified training courses, in lieu of this requirement. Because this bill would require additional training for local peace officers, it would impose a state-mandated local program.	Introduced: 2/10/2026 Status: 2/11/2026-From printer.
AB 1896 Assembly Member Gonzalez	Public employment: disqualifications Current law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Current 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 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: 2/12/2026 Status: 2/13/2026-From printer.
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: 2/20/2026-From printer.
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: 1/27/2026-A. DESK
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.	Introduced: 1/29/2026 Status: 2/11/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
SB 1004 Senator Wiener	Law enforcement: masks Current law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Current 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.	Introduced: 2/9/2026 Status: 2/18/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
SB 1105 Senator Perez	Law enforcement. Current 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 current 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. Current 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 this arrest authority or peace officer status for federal criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, and federal employees. The bill would also prohibit a California law enforcement agency, as defined, from participating in a joint law enforcement task force or interagency agreement, if, among other things, their assistance includes racial or identity profiling, as specified. The bill would require a California law enforcement agency, if it enters into an interagency agreement, to comply with certain provisions, including seeking authorization from the Attorney General.	Introduced: 2/13/2026 Status: 2/26/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

AB 1544

Assembly Member Krell

Court proceedings: media access

Current law authorizes specified peace officers to close the immediate area surrounding any emergency field command post or other command post or to establish a police line or rolling closure at a demonstration, march, protest, or rally, as specified. Current law exempts a duly authorized representative of any news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from the provisions prohibiting entry into the closed areas mentioned above. This bill would bar a judicial officer, peace officer, or other law enforcement officer from prohibiting a duly authorized representative of a news service, online news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network from accessing court proceedings that are open to the public.

Introduced: 1/5/2026

Location: 2/17/2026-Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

AB 1586

Assembly Member Ramos

Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers

Current law authorizes a school district, county office of education, and charter school to provide emergency naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to school nurses and trained personnel who have volunteered, and authorizes school nurses and trained personnel to use naloxone hydrochloride or another opioid antagonist to provide emergency medical aid to persons suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose. This bill, to be known as the School Safety and Opioid Overdose Prevention Act, would require a school district, county office of education, or charter school to ensure that (A) each school resource officer, as defined, while on duty at a school campus or school-sponsored activity, carries an opioid antagonist to provide emergency treatment to persons who are suffering, or reasonably believed to be suffering, from an opioid overdose and (B) each school resource officer, upon assignment to a schoolsite, and at least every 2 years thereafter, completes an opioid overdose recognition and response training, as specified. By imposing additional duties on local educational agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.

Introduced: 1/14/2026

Location: 1/14/2026-A. PRINT

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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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: 2/2/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

AB 1627

Assembly Member Avila Farias

Public employment: disqualifications

Current 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 employed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029, or the Alabama Department of Corrections or the Georgia Department of Corrections between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2026.

Introduced: 1/26/2026

Status: 1/27/2026-From printer.

AB 1753

Assembly Member Stefani

Protective orders: firearms and ammunition

Current 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, current 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, current law requires the restrained person to relinquish any firearm and ammunition in that person’s immediate possession or control, according to specified procedures. Current 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. The bill would additionally apply the prehearing firearm search and recordkeeping requirements described above to civil harassment restraining orders, workplace violence restraining orders, postsecondary school restraining orders, and elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders.

Introduced: 2/9/2026

Status: 2/23/2026-Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and JUD.

AB 1814

Assembly Member Alanis

Peace officer training: driving under the influence

Would require, no later than July 1, 2027, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to establish and maintain a training course relating to the detection and apprehension of drivers whose behavior indicates that they may be driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The bill would require the course to be at least 3 hours and to include certain topics, such as standardized field sobriety testing, physiology of drugs, and report writing, among others. The bill would require peace officers assigned to traffic enforcement to complete the course within one year of their assignment and every 2 years thereafter. The bill would authorize a peace officer to complete other specified training courses, in lieu of this requirement. Because this bill would require additional training for local peace officers, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

Introduced: 2/10/2026

Status: 2/11/2026-From printer.

AB 1896

Assembly Member Gonzalez

Public employment: disqualifications

Current law contains numerous provisions governing the qualifications, standards, and training of peace officers. Current 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 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: 2/12/2026

Status: 2/13/2026-From printer.

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: 2/20/2026-From printer.

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: 1/27/2026-A. DESK

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.

Introduced: 1/29/2026

Status: 2/11/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

SB 1004

Senator Wiener

Law enforcement: masks

Current law makes it a crime for a law enforcement officer to wear a facial covering in the performance of their duties, except as specified. Current 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.

Introduced: 2/9/2026

Status: 2/18/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

SB 1105

Senator Perez

Law enforcement.

Current 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 current 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. Current 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 this arrest authority or peace officer status for federal criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, and federal employees. The bill would also prohibit a California law enforcement agency, as defined, from participating in a joint law enforcement task force or interagency agreement, if, among other things, their assistance includes racial or identity profiling, as specified. The bill would require a California law enforcement agency, if it enters into an interagency agreement, to comply with certain provisions, including seeking authorization from the Attorney General.

Introduced: 2/13/2026

Status: 2/26/2026-Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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