AB 2529 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Civil claims: public entities and employees: declaration.

Summary

Existing law, the Government Claims Act, governs the tort liability and immunity of, and claims and actions against, public entities, officers, and employees. Existing law requires that a claim against a public entity or public employee be signed by the claimant or by some person on the claimant's behalf. This bill would require a claim against a public entity or public employee to include a declaration that, upon information and belief, the contents of the claim are true and correct. By expanding the definition of a crime, this 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Aug 2026

Assembly Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Aug 28, 2026

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What changed between versions

04/09/26 - Amended Assembly → AB2529 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive legislative changes occurred between these two versions. The diff reflects a reformatting of the bill text from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers and page markers) to a web page presentation format, adding website navigation elements while preserving identical legal content.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a paginated legislative document with line numbers into a web page layout. Website navigation elements (search, links, version selector) were added. The actual statutory provisions - new CCP Section 448 requiring perjury verification of employee complaints against public agencies, new GC Section 945.7 requiring perjury declarations on pre-litigation claims and mandating reports to district attorneys for suspected perjury, and the amendment to GC Section 910.2 adding a truth declaration requirement - are unchanged in substance.

02/20/26 - Introduced → 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MODERATE

The amended version expands the bill's scope by adding a new provision (amending Government Code Section 910.2) that requires all claims against public entities or public employees to include a declaration that the contents are true and correct, not just employee claims. It also updates gendered language in Section 910.2 and adds a second no-reimbursement section corresponding to the new amendment. The original bill only targeted perjury verification for employee claims at both the administrative claim stage and the court filing stage.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from applying only to employee claims against public agencies (requiring perjury verification at both the claim and complaint stages) to also requiring a truthfulness declaration on all claims filed against any public entity or public employee under the Government Claims Act, regardless of the claimant's relationship to the entity.

SCOPE

New Section 1 amends Government Code Section 910.2 to require that any claim against a public entity or public employee include a declaration signed by the claimant (or someone on their behalf) stating that, upon information and belief, the contents of the claim are true and correct. This applies to all claims under the Government Claims Act, not just employee claims.

The bill's title and legislative digest were updated to reflect that it now amends Section 910.2 in addition to adding Sections 448 and 945.7, and the digest now references 'public entities and employees' and 'declaration' rather than just 'public employees: perjury.'

TECHNICAL

Updated gendered language in Section 910.2 from 'his behalf' to 'the claimant's behalf' as part of the amendment.

FISCAL

A second no-reimbursement section was added (labeled SEC. 2 at line 15), providing that no state reimbursement is required for costs incurred by local agencies or school districts due to the new amendment expanding the definition of a crime.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 27, 2026 · Assembly May 28, 2026

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Aug 27, 2026

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

lower

Aug 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

upper

Aug 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jul 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

May 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 5519.)

lower

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 22).

lower

Apr 13, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended.

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Introduced

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 7).

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on JUD.

lower

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors