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California 20252026

AB 2631

Criminal procedure: prohibited violations.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Criminalprocedure, prohibitedviolations
Introduced / first action
2026-02-20 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Prisons: credits.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law authorizes a court to issue various orders relating to criminal investigations, including the interception of wire or electronic communications, the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device, or a search warrant upon specified grounds. Existing law prohibits the issuance of any orders or warrants for the purpose of investigating or recovering evidence of a prohibited violation, as defined. Existing law requires an out-of-state warrant for specified records to include an attestation that the evidence sought is not related to an investigation into, or enforcement of, a prohibited violation. Existing law prohibits the production of records by a California corporation when the corporation knows or should know that the out-of-state warrant relates to an investigation into, or enforcement of, a prohibited violation. This bill would include exercising any rights protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution within the definition of "prohibited violation." The bill would expand the prohibition on the production of records relating to investigation into, or enforcement of, prohibited violations to federal court orders.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 15.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  11. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 17.)

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  17. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. Coauthors revised.

  19. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  21. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended.

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  23. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

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  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  25. Read first time. To print.

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