CA SB 1013
Status unknownAutomated license plate recognition systems.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did CA SB 1013 pass?
The current status of CA SB 1013 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
What is CA SB 1013 about?
Existing law prohibits a public agency, which includes the state, a city, a county, a city and county, or any agency or political subdivision of the state, a city, a county, or a city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency, from selling, sharing, or transferring automated license plate recognition (ALPR) information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. Existing law defines ALPR information as information or data collected through the use of an ALPR system. This bill would provide that "public agency" does not include a transportation agency, a public transit operator, department of transportation, public works department, or campus transportation agency, as specified, a public agency or contracted parking operator when engaging in specified activities in a parking facility, a state agency operating specified parking facilities, or the State Air Resources Board. The bill would require a public agency that accesses or provides access to ALPR information to maintain a record of that access, as provided. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2027, require new, updated, renewed, extended, expansions of, or addendums of contractual agreements with ALPR vendors, manufacturers, or suppliers to mandate that no default access is provided to any national ALPR database and that an agency's collected scans are by default not accessible to any other agency, except as specified, and would impose new requirements on sharing between California state law enforcement agencies. This bill would authorize a law enforcement agency to use ALPR information only for purposes of locating vehicles or persons when either are reasonably suspected of being involved in the commission of a public offense or locating an individual who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement agency. The bill, as of January 1, 2028, would require a public agency to archive all ALPR information that has been held for more than 60 days within 14 days, unless that ALPR information is retained in the evidence file of an active investigation or criminal proceeding or matches information on an authorized hot list, as defined, and retain ALPR information that becomes part of an investigation or criminal proceeding in the evidence file as long as the evidence file is required to be held by state law or court order. The bill would prohibit a public agency from querying any archived information except pursuant to a warrant, as specified. By imposing new requirements on public agencies, which include local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law defines an ALPR operator as a person that operates an ALPR system, which does not include a transportation agency. Existing law defines an ALPR end-user as a person that accesses or uses an ALPR system, which does not include, among other things, a transportation agency. This bill would additionally exclude from the definitions of "ALPR operator" and "ALPR end-user" a public transit operator, department of transportation, public works department, campus transportation agency, or an airport or airport operator, as provided. The bill would also exclude from the definition of "ALPR operator" the Department of General Services and its operators when engaging in specified activities in a parking facility and would exclude from the definition of "ALPR end-user" a state agency operating specified parking facilities and the State Air Resources Board. Existing law requires an ALPR operator and ALPR end-user to maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including operational, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect ALPR information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This bill would require those security procedures and practices to include safeguards for managing which employees can see the data from their systems, as specified, and requiring data security training and data privacy training for all employees that access ALPR information. Existing law requires an ALPR operator and ALPR end-user to implement a usage and privacy policy that includes, among other things, a description of the job title or other designation of the employees and independent contractors who are authorized to access and use ALPR information. This bill would require the usage and privacy policy to identify what purpose employees and independent contractors access and use ALPR information for. The bill would also require the Department of Justice to, beginning October 1, 2029, and contingent upon an appropriation of sufficient funds, conduct annual random audits on a public agency that is an ALPR operator or ALPR end-user to determine whether they have implemented and are adhering to that usage and privacy policy. Existing law requires an ALPR operator that accesses or provides access to ALPR information to require that ALPR information only be used for the authorized purposes described in the usage and privacy policy and to maintain a record of that access that includes, among other things, the purpose for accessing the information. This bill would instead require that record of access maintained by the ALPR operator to include a brief, accurate, specific, and plain language statement describing the purpose for accessing ALPR information. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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.
Who sponsors CA SB 1013?
Cervantes is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1013, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law prohibits a public agency, which includes the state, a city, a county, a city and county, or any agency or political subdivision of the state, a city, a county, or a city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency, from selling, sharing, or transferring automated license plate recognition (ALPR) information, except to another public agency, and only as otherwise permitted by law. Existing law defines ALPR information as information or data collected through the use of an ALPR system. This bill would provide that "public agency" does not include a transportation agency, a public transit operator, department of transportation, public works department, or campus transportation agency, as specified, a public agency or contracted parking operator when engaging in specified activities in a parking facility, a state agency operating specified parking facilities, or the State Air Resources Board. The bill would require a public agency that accesses or provides access to ALPR information to maintain a record of that access, as provided. The bill would, beginning January 1, 2027, require new, updated, renewed, extended, expansions of, or addendums of contractual agreements with ALPR vendors, manufacturers, or suppliers to mandate that no default access is provided to any national ALPR database and that an agency's collected scans are by default not accessible to any other agency, except as specified, and would impose new requirements on sharing between California state law enforcement agencies. This bill would authorize a law enforcement agency to use ALPR information only for purposes of locating vehicles or persons when either are reasonably suspected of being involved in the commission of a public offense or locating an individual who has been reported as missing to a law enforcement agency. The bill, as of January 1, 2028, would require a public agency to archive all ALPR information that has been held for more than 60 days within 14 days, unless that ALPR information is retained in the evidence file of an active investigation or criminal proceeding or matches information on an authorized hot list, as defined, and retain ALPR information that becomes part of an investigation or criminal proceeding in the evidence file as long as the evidence file is required to be held by state law or court order. The bill would prohibit a public agency from querying any archived information except pursuant to a warrant, as specified. By imposing new requirements on public agencies, which include local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law defines an ALPR operator as a person that operates an ALPR system, which does not include a transportation agency. Existing law defines an ALPR end-user as a person that accesses or uses an ALPR system, which does not include, among other things, a transportation agency. This bill would additionally exclude from the definitions of "ALPR operator" and "ALPR end-user" a public transit operator, department of transportation, public works department, campus transportation agency, or an airport or airport operator, as provided. The bill would also exclude from the definition of "ALPR operator" the Department of General Services and its operators when engaging in specified activities in a parking facility and would exclude from the definition of "ALPR end-user" a state agency operating specified parking facilities and the State Air Resources Board. Existing law requires an ALPR operator and ALPR end-user to maintain reasonable security procedures and practices, including operational, administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, to protect ALPR information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This bill would require those security procedures and practices to include safeguards for managing which employees can see the data from their systems, as specified, and requiring data security training and data privacy training for all employees that access ALPR information. Existing law requires an ALPR operator and ALPR end-user to implement a usage and privacy policy that includes, among other things, a description of the job title or other designation of the employees and independent contractors who are authorized to access and use ALPR information. This bill would require the usage and privacy policy to identify what purpose employees and independent contractors access and use ALPR information for. The bill would also require the Department of Justice to, beginning October 1, 2029, and contingent upon an appropriation of sufficient funds, conduct annual random audits on a public agency that is an ALPR operator or ALPR end-user to determine whether they have implemented and are adhering to that usage and privacy policy. Existing law requires an ALPR operator that accesses or provides access to ALPR information to require that ALPR information only be used for the authorized purposes described in the usage and privacy policy and to maintain a record of that access that includes, among other things, the purpose for accessing the information. This bill would instead require that record of access maintained by the ALPR operator to include a brief, accurate, specific, and plain language statement describing the purpose for accessing ALPR information. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-08-27 — Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Cervantesauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-27
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended.
2026-08-27
Read third time and amended.
2026-08-27
Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-27
Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Ayes 58. Noes 1. Page 6727.)
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-17
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-17
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13).
2026-08-17
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-07-02
Coauthors revised.
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-06-15
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
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2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P. & C.P.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-20
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4379.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4261.) (May 14).
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 3. Page 3873.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-04-10
Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on TRANS. and P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-11
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 13.
2026-02-10
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/10/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-10Compare
- 03/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-25Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
- 08/17/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-17Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
- 08/27/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-27Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
2026-04-14 · pass · 9-3
Member-level votes (13)
- Arreguín: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
- Strickland: no
- Valladares: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Jones: no
- Seyarto: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading
2026-05-20 · pass · 28-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Limón: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Grayson: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Stern: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wiener: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Jones: no
- Strickland: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Choi: no
- Seyarto: no
- Valladares: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Niello: no
- Becker: other
- Grove: other
- Hurtado: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
2026-06-22 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (16)
- Carrillo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Hart: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ward: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Hoover: no
- Davies: no
- Lackey: no
- Macedo: no
- Ávila Farías: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-07-01 · pass · 9-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: other
- Irwin: other
- Bryan: other
- Hoover: other
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