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CA AB2529

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Natasha Johnson

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires current or former public employees filing civil complaints seeking monetary damages against their public agency employer to verify the complaint under penalty of perjury
  • Courts must grant a motion to strike the complaint if the employee fails to provide the required verification, with no judicial discretion allowed
  • Pre-lawsuit claims filed under the Government Claims Act must include a declaration signed under penalty of perjury verifying the core factual allegations
  • Public agencies must report to the district attorney if they find substantial evidence that a claimant committed perjury, and the DA may investigate and take action
  • Expands the crime of perjury, creating a state-mandated local program that does not require state reimbursement

Legislative Description

Civil claims: public employees: perjury.

Last Action

Referred to Com. on JUD.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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