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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 690: Crimes: invasion of privacy.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 690 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes: invasion of privacy. Primary sponsor: Anna Caballero (D). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 30, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2026.

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Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law prohibits a person, other than a provider of electronic or wire communication service for specified purposes, from installing or using a pen register or a trap and trace device, as those terms are defined, without first obtaining a court order. Existing law authorizes a person who has been injured by a violation of that prohibition to bring an action against the person who committed the violation to enjoin and restrain the violation, as well as to bring an action for monetary damages, as specified.

This bill would instead authorize only the Attorney General to bring that action for a violation of the above-described provision if the action is alleged to arise from conduct occurring on an internet website, online application, or mobile application. The bill would provide that this limitation applies retroactively to any pending claim in an action commenced within 2 years before the operative date of the bill. The bill would declare the severability of its provisions.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Anna CaballeroPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jacqui IrwinCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly42
Alexandra MacedoCo-sponsorRepublicanAssembly33
Roger NielloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Blanca RubioCo-sponsorDemocraticAssembly48
Suzette Martinez ValladaresCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2026.
  2. Approved by the Governor.
  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 6802.) Ordered to the Senate.
  7. Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
  10. August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 1).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page