Peace officers: communications.
Summary
Existing law establishes various prohibitions against eavesdropping and recording or intercepting certain communications. Violations of these prohibitions are crimes. Under existing law, 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 January 1, 1968. This bill would add peace officers of the Office of Internal Affairs of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to the list of law enforcement officers to whom the prohibitions described above do not apply.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Assembly Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed Aug 20, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 5, 2018 · Assembly Apr 9, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Jul 5, 2018
D
Democratic23
95% Yea
R
Republican11
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Aug 20, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6142.).
lower
Jul 5, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-3)
senate
Jul 5, 2018
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
lower
Jun 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 12).
upper
May 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (66-0-5)
assembly
Apr 4, 2018
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 3).
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Mar 23, 2018
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Reggie Jones-Sawyer
DDemocratic
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