SB 513 California Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Personnel records.

Summary

Existing law grants current and former employees, or their representative, the right to inspect and receive a copy of personnel records maintained by the employer relating to the employee's performance or to any grievance concerning the employee. Existing law requires the employer to make the contents of those personnel records available for inspection, as specified, and makes it a crime for an employer to violate these requirements. This bill would provide that personnel records relating to the employee's performance include education and training records and would require an employer who maintains education and training records to ensure those records include specified information. By expanding the scope of an existing 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.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Oct 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

09/05/25 - Enrolled → 10/11/25 - Chaptered · 2 edits · Oct 11, 2025

MINOR

This diff reflects the transition of SB 513 from its enrolled bill format to its final chaptered law format (Chapter 654, approved October 11, 2025). The substantive text of the bill is unchanged; all differences are formatting-related, including the addition of the chapter number, approval date, and standard chaptered-law header language.

TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from an enrolled bill (with Senate/Assembly passage lines and governor receipt block) to a chaptered law (with 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header, Chapter 654 designation, and approval date of October 11, 2025).

Page numbering changed from the enrolled bill format (e.g., page 97) to the chaptered law format (e.g., page 96 with 'Ch. 654' header).

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · Assembly Sep 3, 2025

How they voted

29–9

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

May 28, 2025

D Democratic30

28 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 9 Nay

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Oct 11, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Sep 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Sep 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2866.) Ordered to the Senate.

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 20).

lower

Jul 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on L. & E.

lower

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 1307.) Ordered to the Assembly.

upper

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended.

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

April 7 hearing postponed by committee.

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 568.) (March 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

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

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors