California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 978 — Law enforcement agencies: public records.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 978, Statutes of 2018.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes within the Department of Justice the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and requires the commission to adopt rules establishing minimum standards regarding the recruitment and training of peace officers. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires each state and local agency to make its public records available for inspection by a member of the public, unless the public record is specifically exempted from disclosure. The act further requires every state and local agency to duplicate disclosable public records, either on paper or in an electronic format, if so requested by a member of the public and he or she has paid certain costs of the duplication. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2020, require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and each local law enforcement agency to conspicuously post on their Internet Web sites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant to the California Public Records Act. By imposing this requirement on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 978, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 43. Noes 29. Page 6665.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16).

  8. August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  11. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  12. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4301.) (May 25).

  15. Set for hearing May 25.

  16. April 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  17. Set for hearing April 16.

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4367.) (March 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  19. Set for hearing March 13.

  20. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  21. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 4.

  22. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bradford · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bradford

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

SB 978 Bradford Senate Third Reading By JONES-SAWYER

Passed 43 Yea · 29 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 342103
Democratic 9304
Republican 0501
Total 432908
% of votes cast 54%36%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Not Voting
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Low — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chu — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Salas — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Gray — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Chau — Yea
Cooper — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Not Voting
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Not Voting
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Not Voting
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Nay
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9400
Democratic 3000
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Nay
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 26 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221101
Democratic 4100
Total 261201
% of votes cast 67%31%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Newman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 978 do?
Existing law establishes within the Department of Justice the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and requires the commission to adopt rules establishing minimum standards regarding the recruitment and training of peace officers. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires each state and local agency to make its public records available for inspection by a member of the public, unless the public record is specifically exempted from disclosure. The act further requires every state and local agency to duplicate disclosable public records, either on paper or in an electronic format, if so requested by a member of the public and he or she has paid certain costs of the duplication. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2020, require the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and each local law enforcement agency to conspicuously post on their Internet Web sites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant to the California Public Records Act. By imposing this requirement on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Who sponsors SB 978?
SB 978 is sponsored by Bradford.
What is the current status of SB 978?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 978?
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