POST Monthly Report

October 2026

Keeping you up to date on POST projects

2026 Organizational Wellness Conference

Therapy Dog, Zeena shaking hands — First Responder Therapy Dog, Zeena, gives some love to attendees during the wellness conference.

Joyce E. Dudley giving the opening speech — Keynote speaker, Joyce E. Dudley, opens the 2026 Organizational Wellness Conference.

On September 29-30, 2026, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) hosted the 2026 Organizational Wellness Conference in Burlingame, CA. Keynote speeches were given by former POST Commission Chair, Joyce E. Dudley and Police Psychologist, Dr. Cherlynn Lee from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. Attendees included chiefs, sheriffs, sworn and professional staff from across the state.

Featured topics included: Functional Fitness, Financial Fundamentals, Advancing Wellness for First Responders and Veterans, The Future of Law Enforcement Wellness, Therapy Dogs, Critical Incident Response, Dispatcher Wellness, Conflict Resolution Tools for Families, and Developing Community Partnerships.

The 2027 POST Organizational Wellness Conference is scheduled for September 14-15, 2027, in Anaheim, CA. Registration will open in late spring/early summer 2027.

For questions regarding the conference, please contact Raymund Nanadiego, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 227-4852.

California Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials State Conference

POST Dispatcher Training presented by Jamila Fields and Michelle Daubner — POST staff members Jamila Fields and Michelle Daubner present during the APCO conference.

On October 20, 2026, POST staff from the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau (MCPB) and the Basic Training Bureau (BTB) facilitated a presentation at the California Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) State Conference in San Diego, CA. The conference brought together public safety communications professionals, including frontline telecommunicators, communications center managers, and vendors of essential equipment and services.

Topics discussed during the conference entailed updates to the Public Safety Dispatchers’ Basic Course (including the new modular format and development of student workbooks to support learning and consistency across course presentations); the Communications Training Officer Program Guidelines (to strengthen on-the-job training); and the relaunched Public Safety Dispatch Advisory Council (to encourage statewide collaboration). The presentation also highlighted POST’s ongoing efforts to support training, professional development, and leadership within public safety communications.

For questions regarding the presentation, please contact Jamila Fields, Supervisor I (Specialist) with the Management Counseling and Projects Bureau, at (916) 227-5562, or Michelle Daubner, Supervisor I (Specialist) with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 227-4827.

New Self-Paced Training, Hate Crimes Identification and Investigation, Now Available on the POST Learning Portal

The newest self-paced course, the Hate Crimes Identification and Investigation video training program, is now available on the POST Learning Portal.

The course uses the POST video training format, including in-course knowledge checks and an end-of-course assessment, and combines scenarios, discussion segments, interviews, and a guide designed to enhance the ability of California’s first responders to identify, respond to, and investigate hate crimes and incidents as well as recognize bias motivation. Additionally, this program meets the requirements of Penal Code section 13519.6 and acts as a companion to the POST Hate Crimes Model Policy (pdf).

Individual learners may complete the course at their own pace and will receive two hours of Continuing Professional Training credit automatically upon successful completion. A facilitated instructional option is also available for this product on the Learning Portal.

More information about the course is available in the video below. For any questions regarding the course, please contact Theresa Adams-Hydar, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Learning Technology Resources Bureau, at (916) 708-3292.

Supervisory Course Curriculum Committee Workshop

The POST Training Program Services Bureau conducted a three-day Supervisory Course Curriculum Workshop in October 2026. The purpose of the workshop was to continue the development of new curriculum for the Supervisory Course and ensure consistency in instructional delivery among all presenters.

During the workshop, the committee revised the 80-hour Supervisory Course schedule and provided recommendations on best practices for course delivery. The committee also developed additional instructional scenarios and made updates to existing curriculum based on feedback received from current presenters.

For questions regarding the Supervisory Course Curriculum Development Workshop or the Supervisory Course, please contact Jim Katapodis, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Training Program Services Bureau, at (916) 204-5587.

Management Study at Irwindale Police Department

From left to right: LEC Kevin Hatano, Chief Christopher Hofford, and LEC Steve Fisher

POST Law Enforcement Consultants, Steve Fisher and Kevin Hatano, conducted an on-site management study assessment at the Irwindale Police Department in October 2026. Chief Christopher Hofford requested the study for his agency with a focus on staffing and assessing a variety of processes within his agency.

During the assessment, Irwindale Police Department staff provided a site tour of their facilities and participated in numerous interviews to help provide information for developing the study.

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.

Management Study at the Woodland Police Department

Group photo of Woodland Police Department staff with Heidi Hernandez — From left to right: Analyst II Heidi Hernandez, LEC Kevin Hatano, LEC Mike Dalisay, Chief Ryan Kinnan, Deputy Chief Dallas Hyde, Ret. Lieutenant Heath Parsons, and LEC Lloyd MacKinnon.

On October 20-22, 2026, Law Enforcement Consultants Mike Dalisay, Kevin Hatano, Lloyd MacKinnon, and Analyst II, Heidi Hernandez, conducted on-site interviews for a management study at the Woodland Police Department. The study was requested by Chief Ryan Kinnan and focused on evaluating the department’s organizational structure, staffing, and resource allocation.

POST appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with the Woodland Police Department’s staff and commits to delivering a comprehensive study to support the agency’s future success.

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

Academy Director/Coordinator Course in Folsom

Alicia Francies presenting Instructor Resume Manager slide — Supervisor I (Specialist) Alicia Francies from the Basic Training Bureau instructs students regarding the Electronic Data Interchange during the Director/Coordinator Course.

On October 20-23, 2026, BTB staff facilitated a 24-hour Director/Coordinator Course in Folsom, CA, where 14 academy directors and coordinators from across the state were in attendance.

This course is mandated for all newly appointed academy directors and coordinators of Basic Courses and must be completed within one year of appointment. Course instruction includes Roles and Responsibilities; Commission Regulations and Procedures; Instructional Design; Instructional Planning, Quality, and Resources; the Electronic Data Interchange; Testing and Remedial Training Requirements; Regular Basic Course Formats; Liabilities and Legal Issues; Legislative Mandates; Workbooks; Risk Management and Academy Safety Protocols; Scenario and Physical Training overview; and the Basic Course Certification Review process.

For more information regarding the Director/Coordinator Course, please contact Chad Kato, Law Enforcement Consultant with the Basic Training Bureau, at (916) 266-2328.

Basic Course Certification Review of the San Diego Regional Public Safety Training Institute Regular Basic Course

Peace Officers standing in formation — Students at the San Diego Regional Public Safety Training Institute in formation at the end of an academy day.

On October 5-9, 2026, BTB conducted a Basic Course Certification Review (BCCR) of the San Diego Regional Public Safety Training Institute Regular Basic Course.

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 Training Specifications for the Public Safety Dispatchers' Basic Course
Commission Regulations 1015 and 1018; Commission Procedure D-1-5; and Training Specifications for the Public Safety Dispatchers' Basic Course
Approved August 20, 2026
Effective April 1, 2027
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amend Extension of Time Limit for Course Completion
Commission Regulation 1006
Approved August 06, 2026
Effective October 01, 2026
OAL Notice of Approval and Approved Text (pdf)
Amend Appointments and Professional Certificates
Commission Regulations 1003 and 1011
Noticed April 17, 2026
Approved July 27, 2026
Effective October 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 9/30/2026)

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

Bill # and Author	Title and Summary	Status of Bill
AB 31 Assembly Member Ramos	Peace officers: tribal police Existing federal law authorizes tribal governments to employ tribal police for the enforcement of tribal law on tribal lands. Existing federal law requires the State of California to exercise criminal jurisdiction on Indian lands. Existing state law deems a tribal police officer who has been deputized or appointed by a county sheriff as a reserve or auxiliary deputy to be a peace officer in the State of California. Existing law, from July 1, 2026, until July 1, 2029, establishes the Tribal Police Pilot Program under the Department of Justice and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that grants peace officer authority to certain tribal police officers on Indian lands and elsewhere in the state under specified circumstances. Existing law authorizes the department to select 3 federally recognized tribes to participate in this pilot program, sets certain minimum qualifications and certification and training requirements for a tribal officer to act pursuant to this authority, and places certain requirements on the employing tribe, including a limited waiver of sovereign immunity and the adoption of a tribal law or resolution that authorizes the exercise of that authority and provides for public access to certain records. This bill would rename the pilot program to the Tribal Police Program and would extend the program indefinitely.	Last Amend: 8/13/2026 Location: 9/25/2026-A. CHAPTERED
AB 1537 Assembly Member Bryan	Peace officers: secondary employment Existing law provides that every executive or ministerial officer, employee, or appointee of the State of California, or any county or city therein, or any political subdivision thereof, who knowingly asks, receives, or agrees to receive any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any promise thereof excepting such as may be authorized by law for doing an official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts from that offense certain employment by a peace officer while off duty, as specified. Existing law also provides that a peace officer shall not be prohibited from engaging in other employment while off duty, as specified. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, prohibit certain peace officers from engaging in any form of secondary employment, including contract based or as an individual contractor, that involves engaging in arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting individuals pursuant to federal or out-of-state immigration laws. The bill would provide that failure to comply with this provision may constitute, for certain purposes, an act of serious misconduct and that it is grounds for decertification as a peace officer. The bill would require certain peace officers to report to their employing law enforcement agency any conditional offer of secondary employment relating to immigration enforcement.	Last Amend: 8/21/2026 Location: 9/30/2026-A. VETOED
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: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED
AB 1586 Assembly Member Ramos	Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers Existing 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, 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) report, on or before July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2030, to the State Department of Public Health, among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist, and the types of opioid antagonist received and administered, while serving at a schoolsite.	Last Amend: 8/13/2026 Location: 9/18/2026-A. CHAPTERED
AB 1615 Assembly Member Nguyen	Firearms: unsafe handguns Existing 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 with certain exemptions. Existing 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. Existing law also provides that this training requirement may be satisfied by completion of the firearm portion of a training course prescribed by POST, if that training was completed before January 1, 2021. This bill would instead 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.	Last Amend: 8/19/2026 Location: 9/14/2026-A. CHAPTERED
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: 8/26/2026 Status: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
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: 8/21/2026 Status: 9/26/2026-A. CHAPTERED
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: 8/27/2026 Status: Status: 9/30/2026-VETOED
AB 2318 Assembly Member Elhawary	Law enforcement: facilitating medical care 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 under law enforcement control, but who is not in the custody of, or detained by, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional has been requested or is present and is willing to render care to the individual. If access to medical evaluation or treatment is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present and is willing to assist, the bill would require law enforcement to document the basis of the 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. By creating a new crime and by increasing the duties on local law enforcement relating to reporting, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.	Last Amend: 8/13/2026 Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
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: 8/25/2026 Location: 9/20/2026-A. VETOED
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 to facilitate the planning, resourcing, management, and delivery of safety and security at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the City of Los Angeles. Existing law repeals provisions relating to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games on January 1, 2029. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of certain peace officers. Existing law requires the commission to establish a certification program for certain peace officers, as provided. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to negotiate and enter into agreements to facilitate training, mutual cooperation, and sharing of information and resources related to the temporary deployment, as defined, of law enforcement personnel and other resources necessary to safeguard life, property, and critical infrastructure with other state and local agencies within and outside of the State of California for the purposes of ensuring public safety for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bill would prohibit out-of-state law enforcement personnel, as defined, from being deployed pursuant to these provisions unless specified conditions are met, including issuance of a temporary authorization by the commission, for the duration of the temporary deployment, as provided, and the Office of Emergency Services and the designated California law enforcement agency supervising out-of-state law enforcement personnel entering into a written memorandum of understanding governing conditions the office deems necessary to ensure compliance with these provisions. The bill would require out-of-state law enforcement personnel deployed pursuant to these provisions to, among other things, be limited to general 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games law enforcement duties, as defined. The bill would authorize the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, or their designee, to administer oaths, conduct swearing ins, and deputize law enforcement personnel deployed pursuant to these provisions for the limited purposes of performing general 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games law enforcement duties, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services and appropriate agencies, to submit a report to the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees on the deployment out-of-state personnel, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions.	Last Amend: 8/21/2026 Status: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED
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 law enforcement officers on the handling of human trafficking complaints, as specified. This bill would require each law enforcement agency with more than 25 peace officers to designate at least one 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 specified contact information of any human trafficking victim support coordinators.	Last Amend: 6/17/2026 Status: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD
AB 2760 Assembly Member Sharp-Collins	Law enforcement: Wearable Electroshock Devices Would, until January 1, 2030, prohibit a law enforcement agency, including a federal law enforcement agency, from using a wearable electroshock device within the State of California. The bill would also prohibit a law enforcement agency from using state funds to purchase a wearable electroshock device. The bill would require a law enforcement agency to update their use of force policies to prohibit the use of a wearable electroshock device. By increasing the duties on local law enforcement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Division of Law Enforcement within the Department of Justice to conduct a study on the safety and community impacts of wearable electroshock devices and provide recommendations for appropriate standards and safeguards for their use, and would require the department to report to the Legislature on the findings and recommendations of the study on or before January 1, 2029.	Last Amend: 8/28/2026 Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED
SB 691 Senator Wahab	Body-worn cameras: policies Existing 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, and to maintain an unredacted copy of the recording consistent with the policies and procedures of the agency.	Last Amend: 5/26/2026 Location: 9/20/2026-S. CHAPTERED
SB 937 Senator Gonzalez	Law enforcement: flashbang grenades and explosive breaching charges Existing 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. Existing law requires kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents only to be deployed by a peace officer that has received proper training for crowd control, as specified, or to bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control and only in accordance with certain requirements, including that de-escalation techniques have been attempted and have failed, kinetic energy projectiles are not aimed at the head, neck, or any other vital organs, and, if the chemical agent to be deployed is tear gas, only a commanding officer at the scene of the assembly, protest, or demonstration may authorize the use of tear gas. This bill would expand the above prohibition and exception to include flash-bang grenades, as defined. The bill would define law enforcement agency as any department or agency of the state or any local government, special district, or other political subdivision thereof, that employs any peace officer, as defined, or any federal law enforcement agency.	Last Amend: 8/20/2026 Status: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
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: 8/6/2026 Status: 9/30/2026-S. VETOED
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. The bill would, for all of the items excluded from the definition of facial coverings, limit that exclusion if the items are combined or otherwise used in a manner intended to conceal or obscure an officer’s identity.	Last Amend: 8/13/2026 Status: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED
SB 1246 Senator Cortese	Autonomous vehicles This bill would strengthen safety, emergency response, reporting, and law enforcement coordination requirements for autonomous vehicle operations in California, with new duties for manufacturers, remote operators, and state agencies. It would require manufacturers to maintain enough communication capacity for remote assistance, ensure remote drivers are U.S.-based and properly licensed, and dispatch local incident technicians promptly for crashes, incidents, or fleetwide emergencies. The bill would also require new data reporting to the Department of Motor Vehicles, allow civil enforcement by local government attorneys, direct the department and the Public Utilities Commission to use shared records for oversight, and require POST to develop training and guidelines for manufacturers and voluntary law enforcement training, with the bill taking effect on July 1, 2028.	Last Amend: 8/21/2026 Status: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED

Bill # and Author

Title and Summary

Status of Bill

AB 31

Assembly Member Ramos

Peace officers: tribal police

Existing federal law authorizes tribal governments to employ tribal police for the enforcement of tribal law on tribal lands. Existing federal law requires the State of California to exercise criminal jurisdiction on Indian lands. Existing state law deems a tribal police officer who has been deputized or appointed by a county sheriff as a reserve or auxiliary deputy to be a peace officer in the State of California. Existing law, from July 1, 2026, until July 1, 2029, establishes the Tribal Police Pilot Program under the Department of Justice and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that grants peace officer authority to certain tribal police officers on Indian lands and elsewhere in the state under specified circumstances. Existing law authorizes the department to select 3 federally recognized tribes to participate in this pilot program, sets certain minimum qualifications and certification and training requirements for a tribal officer to act pursuant to this authority, and places certain requirements on the employing tribe, including a limited waiver of sovereign immunity and the adoption of a tribal law or resolution that authorizes the exercise of that authority and provides for public access to certain records. This bill would rename the pilot program to the Tribal Police Program and would extend the program indefinitely.

Last Amend: 8/13/2026

Location: 9/25/2026-A. CHAPTERED

AB 1537

Assembly Member Bryan

Peace officers: secondary employment

Existing law provides that every executive or ministerial officer, employee, or appointee of the State of California, or any county or city therein, or any political subdivision thereof, who knowingly asks, receives, or agrees to receive any emolument, gratuity, or reward, or any promise thereof excepting such as may be authorized by law for doing an official act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts from that offense certain employment by a peace officer while off duty, as specified. Existing law also provides that a peace officer shall not be prohibited from engaging in other employment while off duty, as specified. This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, prohibit certain peace officers from engaging in any form of secondary employment, including contract based or as an individual contractor, that involves engaging in arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting individuals pursuant to federal or out-of-state immigration laws. The bill would provide that failure to comply with this provision may constitute, for certain purposes, an act of serious misconduct and that it is grounds for decertification as a peace officer. The bill would require certain peace officers to report to their employing law enforcement agency any conditional offer of secondary employment relating to immigration enforcement.

Last Amend: 8/21/2026

Location: 9/30/2026-A. VETOED

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: 9/27/2026-A. CHAPTERED

AB 1586

Assembly Member Ramos

Opioid overdose reversal medication: school resource officers

Existing 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, 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) report, on or before July 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until July 1, 2030, to the State Department of Public Health, among other things, the number of times the school resource officer administered an opioid antagonist, and the types of opioid antagonist received and administered, while serving at a schoolsite.

Last Amend: 8/13/2026

Location: 9/18/2026-A. CHAPTERED

AB 1615

Assembly Member Nguyen

Firearms: unsafe handguns

Existing 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 with certain exemptions. Existing 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. Existing law also provides that this training requirement may be satisfied by completion of the firearm portion of a training course prescribed by POST, if that training was completed before January 1, 2021. This bill would instead 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.

Last Amend: 8/19/2026

Location: 9/14/2026-A. CHAPTERED

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: 8/26/2026

Status: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED

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: 8/21/2026

Status: 9/26/2026-A. CHAPTERED

AB 1896

Assembly Member Gonzalez

Public employment: disqualifications

Introduced: 8/27/2026

Status: Status: 9/30/2026-VETOED

AB 2318

Assembly Member Elhawary

Law enforcement: facilitating medical care

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 under law enforcement control, but who is not in the custody of, or detained by, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, if it is safe and reasonable to provide access to treatment and a medical professional has been requested or is present and is willing to render care to the individual. If access to medical evaluation or treatment is denied or delayed when a medical professional is present and is willing to assist, the bill would require law enforcement to document the basis of the 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. By creating a new crime and by increasing the duties on local law enforcement relating to reporting, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

Last Amend: 8/13/2026

Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED

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: 8/25/2026

Location: 9/20/2026-A. VETOED

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 to facilitate the planning, resourcing, management, and delivery of safety and security at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the City of Los Angeles. Existing law repeals provisions relating to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games on January 1, 2029. Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to adopt rules establishing minimum standards relating to physical, mental, and moral fitness that govern the recruitment of certain peace officers. Existing law requires the commission to establish a certification program for certain peace officers, as provided. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to negotiate and enter into agreements to facilitate training, mutual cooperation, and sharing of information and resources related to the temporary deployment, as defined, of law enforcement personnel and other resources necessary to safeguard life, property, and critical infrastructure with other state and local agencies within and outside of the State of California for the purposes of ensuring public safety for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The bill would prohibit out-of-state law enforcement personnel, as defined, from being deployed pursuant to these provisions unless specified conditions are met, including issuance of a temporary authorization by the commission, for the duration of the temporary deployment, as provided, and the Office of Emergency Services and the designated California law enforcement agency supervising out-of-state law enforcement personnel entering into a written memorandum of understanding governing conditions the office deems necessary to ensure compliance with these provisions. The bill would require out-of-state law enforcement personnel deployed pursuant to these provisions to, among other things, be limited to general 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games law enforcement duties, as defined. The bill would authorize the Director of the Office of Emergency Services, or their designee, to administer oaths, conduct swearing ins, and deputize law enforcement personnel deployed pursuant to these provisions for the limited purposes of performing general 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games law enforcement duties, as provided. The bill would require the commission, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services and appropriate agencies, to submit a report to the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees on the deployment out-of-state personnel, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions.

Last Amend: 8/21/2026

Status: 9/20/2026-A. CHAPTERED

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 law enforcement officers on the handling of human trafficking complaints, as specified. This bill would require each law enforcement agency with more than 25 peace officers to designate at least one 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 specified contact information of any human trafficking victim support coordinators.

Last Amend: 6/17/2026

Status: 8/14/2026-S. DEAD

AB 2760

Assembly Member Sharp-Collins

Law enforcement: Wearable Electroshock Devices

Would, until January 1, 2030, prohibit a law enforcement agency, including a federal law enforcement agency, from using a wearable electroshock device within the State of California. The bill would also prohibit a law enforcement agency from using state funds to purchase a wearable electroshock device. The bill would require a law enforcement agency to update their use of force policies to prohibit the use of a wearable electroshock device. By increasing the duties on local law enforcement, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Division of Law Enforcement within the Department of Justice to conduct a study on the safety and community impacts of wearable electroshock devices and provide recommendations for appropriate standards and safeguards for their use, and would require the department to report to the Legislature on the findings and recommendations of the study on or before January 1, 2029.

Last Amend: 8/28/2026

Location: 9/29/2026-A. CHAPTERED

SB 691

Senator Wahab

Body-worn cameras: policies

Existing 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, and to maintain an unredacted copy of the recording consistent with the policies and procedures of the agency.

Last Amend: 5/26/2026

Location: 9/20/2026-S. CHAPTERED

SB 937

Senator Gonzalez

Law enforcement: flashbang grenades and explosive breaching charges

Existing 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. Existing law requires kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents only to be deployed by a peace officer that has received proper training for crowd control, as specified, or to bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control and only in accordance with certain requirements, including that de-escalation techniques have been attempted and have failed, kinetic energy projectiles are not aimed at the head, neck, or any other vital organs, and, if the chemical agent to be deployed is tear gas, only a commanding officer at the scene of the assembly, protest, or demonstration may authorize the use of tear gas. This bill would expand the above prohibition and exception to include flash-bang grenades, as defined. The bill would define law enforcement agency as any department or agency of the state or any local government, special district, or other political subdivision thereof, that employs any peace officer, as defined, or any federal law enforcement agency.

Last Amend: 8/20/2026

Status: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED

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: 8/6/2026

Status: 9/30/2026-S. VETOED

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. The bill would, for all of the items excluded from the definition of facial coverings, limit that exclusion if the items are combined or otherwise used in a manner intended to conceal or obscure an officer’s identity.

Last Amend: 8/13/2026

Status: 9/29/2026-S. CHAPTERED

SB 1246

Senator Cortese

Autonomous vehicles

This bill would strengthen safety, emergency response, reporting, and law enforcement coordination requirements for autonomous vehicle operations in California, with new duties for manufacturers, remote operators, and state agencies. It would require manufacturers to maintain enough communication capacity for remote assistance, ensure remote drivers are U.S.-based and properly licensed, and dispatch local incident technicians promptly for crashes, incidents, or fleetwide emergencies. The bill would also require new data reporting to the Department of Motor Vehicles, allow civil enforcement by local government attorneys, direct the department and the Public Utilities Commission to use shared records for oversight, and require POST to develop training and guidelines for manufacturers and voluntary law enforcement training, with the bill taking effect on July 1, 2028.

Last Amend: 8/21/2026

Status: 9/30/2026-S. CHAPTERED

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