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SB-1427 • 2026

Public safety omnibus.

Public safety omnibus.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Committee on Public Safety (S) - (Senators Arreguín (Chair), Caballero, Cortese, Pérez, Seyarto, and Wiener)
Last action
2026-04-24
Official status
Set for hearing May 4.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on the penalties for non-compliance with the provisions of the bill.

Public Safety Omnibus

This law changes public safety rules related to in-custody deaths, mental health conservatorship proceedings, search warrants, foreign corporations, firearm licenses for non-residents, and secure youth treatment facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that county boards of supervisors enter into annual service agreements with entities contracted to determine the cause of death for in-custody deaths.
  • Clarifies that a person is considered 'gravely disabled' if they meet either or both definitions: unable to provide basic needs due to mental disorder, or found mentally incompetent and unable to understand legal proceedings.
  • Expands the definition of foreign corporations to include those transacting business within California, except for California-based corporations. Also broadens how these corporations can be served with documents.
  • Requires all non-resident applicants seeking a concealed carry firearm license to undergo an interview, unless they are renewing their existing license.
  • Clarifies that secure youth treatment facilities within juvenile halls must follow the same rules as other institutions regarding prohibited items and penalties.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County boards of supervisors
  • Sheriff-coroner offices in combined roles
  • Courts handling mental health cases
  • Foreign corporations doing business in California
  • Non-resident applicants for concealed carry firearm licenses
  • Secure youth treatment facilities within juvenile halls

Terms To Know

Gravely disabled
A condition where a person is unable to provide basic needs due to mental disorder or found mentally incompetent and unable to understand legal proceedings.
Foreign corporation
Any corporation that transacts business within California, except for those based in California.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact penalties or consequences for non-compliance with its provisions.
  • It is unclear how local governments will implement and fund the new requirements related to firearm licenses for non-residents.
  • The effectiveness of broadening service methods for foreign corporations remains uncertain.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-24 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 4.

  2. 2026-04-22 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

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

  4. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

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

  5. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 21.

  6. 2026-03-11 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  7. 2026-03-03 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 2.

  8. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

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

Official Summary Text

SB 1427, as amended, Committee on Public Safety.
Public safety omnibus.
Existing law, beginning January 1, 2027, in any county in which the offices of sheriff and the coroner are combined, prohibits the sheriff-coroner from determining the circumstances, manner, and cause of death, as provided, for an in-custody death, as defined. Existing law instead requires the sheriff-coroner to contract with specified entities to determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of death. Existing law requires the county board of supervisors to annually enter into a service agreement or service agreements with those entities.
This bill would remove the requirement that those service agreements be entered into annually.
Existing law, when a defendant is returned to court after specified proceedings to restore competency and it appears the defendant is gravely disabled, requires the court
to initiate specified conservatorship proceedings. Existing law defines gravely disabled for these purposes as meaning a condition in which a person, as a result of specified disorders, is unable to provide for their basic personal needs for food, clothing, shelter, personal safety, or necessary medical care, or a condition in which the person has been found mentally incompetent and specified facts exist, including that the person is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the proceedings taken against them and to assist counsel in the conduct of their defense in a rational manner.
This bill would clarify that gravely disabled includes meeting either or both of these definitions of gravely disabled.
Existing law sets forth the grounds and procedures for the issuance of a search warrant. Existing law defines a search warrant to refer to an order in writing, in the name of the people, signed by a magistrate, directed
to a peace officer, commanding that peace officer to search for a person or persons, a thing or things, or personal property, and, in the case of a thing or things, or personal property, bring the thing or things, or the personal property, before the magistrate.
Existing law prohibits a foreign corporation from transacting intrastate business without a certificate of qualification from the Secretary of State, and requires a statement filed for a certificate of qualification to include, among other things, an agent for service of process within the state. Existing law defines a foreign corporation for these purposes as any corporation that is qualified to do business within the state, as specified. Existing law defines “properly served” for these purposes as, among other things, a search warrant that has been delivered by hand, or by any other means specified by the recipient of the search warrant, as specified.
This bill
would broaden the foreign corporation definition to include a corporation that transacts intrastate business, except a California corporation. The bill would also broaden the “properly served” definition to include, for recipients not qualified to do business in this state, any means reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Existing law requires the sheriff or city municipal police department, when determining whether a non-California resident is qualified for a license to carry a firearm capable of being concealed on the person, to conduct an in-person or virtual interview of the applicant, unless the application is for a renewal of that license.
This bill would require that interview for all applicants, unless the application is for a renewal of that license. By increasing duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law makes it a crime, with exceptions, for a person to knowingly bring or send into, or to knowingly assist in bringing into, or sending into, any county juvenile hall, ranch, camp, or forestry camp, or for a person who is confined in any of those institutions to possess, a prohibited controlled substance, a firearm, weapon, or explosive of any kind, a tear gas or tear gas weapon, or an alcoholic beverage, as specified. Existing law requires the posting of a sign at the entrance of those institutions specifying the prohibited conduct and the penalties.
This bill would clarify that those provisions also apply to a secure youth treatment facility within a juvenile hall.
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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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