Assembly Bill 481: Military Equipment Use
California Assembly Bill 481 requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval of the applicable governing body (Mayor and City Council), by adoption of a military equipment use policy prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment as defined by the legislature.
To help guide this process and create transparency for our community, the Sacramento Police Department has established the below links to all the required materials, including our policy, annual report, City Council approval, and the full text of the bill.
State of California Assembly Bill (AB) link
Full Text of Assembly Bill Number 481
2024-2025
2024-2025 Annual Military Equipment Usage Report
SPD's Military Equipment Use Policy
Community Comments on Military Equipment Use
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council on August 12, 2025
2024-2025 Community Forum
2023-2024
2023-2024 Annual Military Equipment Usage Report
SPD's Military Equipment Use Policy
Community Comments on Military Equipment Use
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council on August 27, 2024
A collection of the SPD responses to the recommendations made by the SCPRC
2023-2024 Community Forum
2022-2023
2022-2023 Annual Military Equipment Usage Report
SPD's Military Equipment Use policy
Community Comments on Military Equipment Use
Annual Military Equipment Use Report and Policy 2023 Draft Summary
A collection of the SPD responses to the recommendations made by the SCPRC
2022-2023 Community Forums: audio recordings of military equipment use conversations
- Thursday, July 6, 2023 MEU Community Forum - Pannell Meadowview Community Center
- Thursday, July 27, 2023 MEU Community Forum - Hagginwood Community Center*
*Due to technical issues, only half of this meeting was recorded
- Saturday, July 29, 2023 MEU Community Forum - Hart Senior Center*
*Not recorded due to community concern
2021-2022
2021 Annual Military Equipment Usage Report
SPD's Military Equipment Use policy
Community Comments on Military Equipment Use
City Council Policy Approval Meeting (from September 13, 2022)
Comments and complaints
Comments regarding AB 481 can be emailed to our Professional Standards Unit.
Please use our Personnel Complaint Procedure to submit complaints relating to AB 481 - all complaints will be investigated by our Internal Affairs Division.