Bill Commons

CA SB 690

enacted

Crimes: invasion of privacy.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 690 pass?

Yes. CA SB 690 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 690 about?

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.

Who sponsors CA SB 690?

Caballero is the primary sponsor of CA SB 690, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Description

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.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Caballeroauthor
  • Niellocoauthor
  • Valladarescoauthor
  • Irwincoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-30

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-30

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-04

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  5. 2026-08-28

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. 2026-08-28

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

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  7. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 6802.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  8. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-13

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

  10. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  11. 2026-08-05

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

  12. 2026-07-02

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  13. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  14. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  15. 2025-06-16

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

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  16. 2025-06-04

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  17. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1449.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  18. 2025-06-02

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  19. 2025-05-29

    Ordered to second reading.

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  20. 2025-05-29

    Read third time and amended.

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  21. 2025-05-27

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  22. 2025-05-23

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  23. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23).

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  24. 2025-05-20

    Set for hearing May 23.

  25. 2025-05-19

    May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  26. 2025-05-09

    Set for hearing May 19.

  27. 2025-04-30

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 945.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  28. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  29. 2025-04-02

    Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  30. 2025-03-24

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

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  31. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  32. 2025-02-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  33. 2025-02-24

    Read first time.

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  34. 2025-02-21

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/21/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-21Compare
  • 03/24/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-24Compare
  • 05/23/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-23Compare
  • 05/29/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-05-29Compare
  • 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
  • 08/31/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-31Compare
  • 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
  • SB690Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Wiener: yes

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: other
    • Dahle: other

  • Do pass as amended

    2025-05-23 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading SB690 Caballero et al.

    2025-06-03 · pass · 35-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wahab: other
    • Reyes: other
    • Hurtado: other
    • Cortese: other
    • Cervantes: other

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    2025-07-01 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Lackey: yes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-07-01 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • McKinnor: other

Related bills

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http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB690

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