All Roll Calls
Yes: 248 • No: 0
CaliforniaAB 3432025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
California Public Records Act: elected or appointed officials.
Sponsored By: Blanca Pacheco (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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More public officials get records privacy
The law expands who counts as an elected or appointed official under the Public Records Act. It now covers state officers, lawmakers, judges (state, federal, tribal) and federal defenders, prosecutors, public defenders, mayors, city council members, county supervisors, city attorneys, police chiefs or sheriffs, public safety officials, state administrative law judges, members of Congress, presidential appointees, gubernatorial or legislative appointees, and court‑appointed children’s counsel. For these officials, personal details like home addresses and personal phone numbers are kept private. Sharing or publishing protected information can bring criminal penalties. This improves privacy and safety for officials and families, but limits public access to that personal data.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Blanca Pacheco
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
James Ramos
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 9/8/2025
Item 22 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 79 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/4/2025
Item 432 — Senate SFLOOR
Yes: 39 • No: 0
legislature vote • 8/29/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 7 • No: 0
legislature vote • 7/7/2025
Vote in CS61
Yes: 6 • No: 0
legislature vote • 6/24/2025
Vote in CS53
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 6/2/2025
Item 62 — Assembly AFLOOR
Yes: 79 • No: 0
legislature vote • 5/23/2025
Vote in CX25
Yes: 14 • No: 0
legislature vote • 3/4/2025
Vote in CX13
Yes: 12 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 142, Statutes of 2025.
10/1/2025SenateApproved by the Governor.
10/1/2025legislatureEnrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
9/15/2025legislatureSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3024.).
9/8/2025HouseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
9/4/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2520.).
9/4/2025SenateOrdered to special consent calendar.
9/2/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
8/29/2025SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
8/29/2025SenateIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
7/7/2025SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
7/1/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
6/25/2025SenateReferred to Com. on JUD.
6/11/2025SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
6/3/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1820.)
6/2/2025HouseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
5/27/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
5/23/2025HouseIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
4/9/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 4). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
3/4/2025HouseReferred to Com. on JUD.
2/10/2025HouseFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
1/30/2025HouseRead first time. To print.
1/29/2025House
Bill Text
Chaptered
10/1/2025
Enrolled
9/10/2025
Amended Senate
7/1/2025
Introduced
1/29/2025