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CaliforniaSB 3852025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Peace officers.

Sponsored By: Kelly Seyarto (Republican), Aisha Wahab (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Higher officer education with credits and aid

The plan must call for both a modern policing degree and a bachelor’s degree to be hired as a peace officer. Applicants can get credit toward job eligibility for prior law enforcement, relevant work, college, or military experience. Military skills like community relations, de‑escalation, and language translation can count. Credits go only to people of good moral character. People with sustained disciplinary actions are excluded, except POST may allow partial credit after review of the misconduct. The plan must also recommend financial help for students from underserved communities facing barriers to college. The law does not set dollar amounts or exact rules for this aid.

Community colleges to design policing degree

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office leads work to design a new modern policing degree. Advisors include law enforcement leaders and employees, CSU administration and faculty, and community groups. The plan must highlight courses like psychology, communications, history, ethnic studies, and law to build critical thinking and emotional skills. By June 1, 2023, the Chancellor must submit the plan to the Legislature.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Kelly Seyarto

    Republican • Senate

  • Aisha Wahab

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 145 • No: 0

House vote • 9/11/2025

Item 65 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 77 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/9/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 15 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/17/2025

Vote in CX18

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/29/2025

Item 20 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 38 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/25/2025

Vote in CS72

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 218, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    9/22/2025legislature

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/12/2025Senate

  5. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3271.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/11/2025House

  6. Ordered to third reading.

    7/17/2025House

  7. From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Garcia.

    7/17/2025House

  8. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

    7/10/2025House

  9. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 9).

    7/9/2025House

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    6/17/2025House

  11. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

    6/5/2025House

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

    5/29/2025House

  13. Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1332.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    5/29/2025Senate

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    4/22/2025Senate

  15. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    4/21/2025Senate

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/10/2025Senate

  17. Set for hearing April 21.

    4/8/2025Senate

  18. April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

    4/7/2025Senate

  19. Set for hearing April 7.

    3/28/2025Senate

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 533.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/25/2025Senate

  21. Set for hearing March 25.

    3/7/2025Senate

  22. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

    2/26/2025Senate

  23. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 17.

    2/18/2025Senate

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

    2/14/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/16/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    4/10/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/14/2025

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