With the 2025–2026 Legislative Session concluded, attention now turns to the Governor’s desk. The Governor has until September 30 to act on legislation sent to him, either by signing a bill into law, vetoing it, or allowing it to become law without his signature. Many PORAC priority measures are now awaiting action.

Among them are two PORAC-sponsored priorities: AB 1383, co-sponsored with CPF, which would lower the public safety retirement age from 57 to 55 and give associations the flexibility to negotiate a 3% at 55 retirement formula—helping officers retire with greater financial security—and AB 2656, which would provide represented public employees with important notice and disclosure protections surrounding certain uses of generative AI.

The final weeks of session also demonstrated the importance of PORAC’s advocacy when legislation changes quickly. AB 2760 emerged as a last-minute gut-and-amend prohibiting wearable electroshock devices. PORAC immediately engaged and secured amendments protecting traditional handheld/Taser devices, replacing the prohibition with a three-year moratorium and requiring a DOJ study.

SB 577 presented another late-session challenge when provisions expanding access to confidential peace officer personnel records were added in the final days. While PORAC’s proposed amendments to address our concerns were denied, commitments were made to pursue clean-up legislation in December, well before the provisions become operative in 2028.

PORAC also helped stop AB 2108, which would have expanded retail theft diversion, and worked throughout the session to significantly narrow problematic proposals involving immigration enforcement, officer safety, civil liability and law enforcement operations.

These are just a few examples of PORAC’s work this session. Legislative victories are not always about stopping bills—they are also about changing what ultimately becomes law and protecting our members in the process.

For more updates on PORAC’s priority legislation and where bills landed at the end of session, please see PORAC’s bill chart. We will provide a comprehensive review of the 2025–2026 Legislative Session, including final outcomes following the Governor’s September 30 deadline, at PORAC’s Annual Conference in November