Peace officers: deputy sheriffs.

Header updated from 'Amended in Assembly March 18, 2026' to enrolled format showing passage by the Assembly on April 6, 2026 and by the Senate on August 18, 2026, with space for the Governor's approval date.

Line numbers (line 1 through line 38) that appeared in the Amended Assembly version were removed in the enrolled version, which is standard formatting for final enrolled bills.

The legislative counsel's digest dropped the 'as amended' designation, changing from 'AB 2004, as amended, Alanis' to 'AB 2004, Alanis,' which is standard when a bill reaches enrolled status.

The coauthor credit (Assembly Member Ransom) was removed from the header in the enrolled version, consistent with standard enrolled bill formatting.

Fresno County was added to the list of counties in Penal Code Section 830.1(c) whose deputy sheriffs performing custodial assignments are designated as peace officers. The introduced version only added San Joaquin County; the amended version adds both Fresno and San Joaquin.

A new Section 1 was added containing legislative findings and declarations (subdivisions a through e). These findings state that county jails are essential to public safety, that custodial officers work in volatile environments, and that the bill provides equal statutory recognition without expanding authority beyond existing limits.

The new findings section explicitly states the act does not expand officer authority beyond subdivision (c) of Section 830.1, does not interfere with collective bargaining or alter bargaining units, does not affect compensation negotiations, and does not encourage correctional personnel to take or displace traditional deputy sheriff law enforcement positions.

The original Section 1 (amending Section 830.1) was renumbered as Section 2 to accommodate the new findings section. Page numbers were corrected from 99 to 98 throughout the document.