California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 424 — Law enforcement: communications.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 159, Statutes of 2015.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes various prohibitions against eavesdropping and recording or intercepting certain communications. A violation of these prohibitions is a crime. Existing law provides that specified law enforcement officers are not prohibited by those provisions from overhearing or recording any communication that they could lawfully overhear or record prior to the January 1, 1968, effective date of those prohibitions. This bill would similarly provide that the provisions prohibiting eavesdropping and recording or intercepting certain communications do not prohibit any chief of police, assistant chief of police, or police officer of a university or college campus, as specified, acting within the scope of his or her authority, from overhearing or recording any communication that he or she could lawfully overhear or record prior to January 1, 1968, in any criminal investigation related to sexual assault or other sexual offense. The bill would also provide that those provisions also shall not prohibit those officers from using or operating body-worn cameras. The bill would also state that these provisions shall not be used to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or assembly, or the constitutionally protected right of personal privacy.

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Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 159, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.

  4. In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2431.) Ordered to the Senate.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  9. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  11. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1244.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1153.) (May 28).

  14. Set for hearing May 28.

  15. May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  16. Set for hearing May 11.

  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 822.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Set for hearing April 28.

  19. April 28 hearing postponed by committee.

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

  21. Set for hearing April 28.

  22. April 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  23. Set for hearing April 14.

  24. Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR.

  25. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

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

Sponsors

  • Pan · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Pan

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

SB 424 Pan Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 6000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chang — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Kim — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9000
Democratic 1000
Republican 1000
Total 11000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Low — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

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3rd Reading

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Democratic 2001
Total 35005
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 424 do?
Existing law establishes various prohibitions against eavesdropping and recording or intercepting certain communications. A violation of these prohibitions is a crime. Existing law provides that specified law enforcement officers are not prohibited by those provisions from overhearing or recording any communication that they could lawfully overhear or record prior to the January 1, 1968, effective date of those prohibitions. This bill would similarly provide that the provisions prohibiting eavesdropping and recording or intercepting certain communications do not prohibit any chief of police, assistant chief of police, or police officer of a university or college campus, as specified, acting within the scope of his or her authority, from overhearing or recording any communication that he or she could lawfully overhear or record prior to January 1, 1968, in any criminal investigation related to sexual assault or other sexual offense. The bill would also provide that those provisions also shall not prohibit those officers from using or operating body-worn cameras. The bill would also state that these provisions shall not be used to impinge upon the lawful exercise of constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or assembly, or the constitutionally protected right of personal privacy.
Who sponsors SB 424?
SB 424 is sponsored by Pan.
What is the current status of SB 424?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 424?
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