SB 690 (Caballero D) Crimes: invasion of privacy.

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SB 690

(Caballero D)   Crimes: invasion of privacy.

 

Position: Support

Introduced: 2/21/2025

 

Last Amend: 7/2/2026

 

Status: 8/13/2026-Assembly Rule 63 suspended. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13). Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

 

Location: 8/13/2026-A. THIRD READING

 

Summary: 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.