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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations."
+description: "Under existing law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, if they intentionally distribute an image that was intended to remain private of the intimate body parts of another or of the person depicted engaged in a sex act, as specified. Existing law requires prosecution for this offense to be commenced within one year after commission of the offense."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20212022"
+identifier: "SB 23"
+citation: "California SB 23 (20212022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rubio"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2020-12-07"
+last_action: "2021-10-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcfeb892-3919-4c47-b3c5-a54aeb9bdbc1"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23"
+source_hash: "e104f8c04a8b1bf52e7fdc2d58eece5aa266d68ecabbe0beb6849b073ac8ecca"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California SB 23 (20212022) — Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations.
+
+Under existing law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, if they intentionally distribute an image that was intended to remain private of the intimate body parts of another or of the person depicted engaged in a sex act, as specified. Existing law requires prosecution for this offense to be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **12/07/20 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2399INT)
+2. **03/18/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2398AMD)
+3. **07/07/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2397AMD)
+4. **10/04/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2395CHP)
+5. **SB23** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23)
+6. **09/07/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2396ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SB 23 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan — **77–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
+- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- Special Consent SB23 — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Unfinished Business SB23 Rubio et al. Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rubio — primary (person)
+- Bauer-Kahan — principal coauthor (person)
+- Caballero — coauthor (person)
+- Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
+- Hurtado — coauthor (person)
+- Lackey — coauthor (person)
+- Leyva — coauthor (person)
+- Wilk — coauthor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-07** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2020-12-08** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
+- **2021-01-28** Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-24** Set for hearing March 16.
+- **2021-03-17** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 520.) (March 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Set for hearing April 5.
+- **2021-04-05** April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
+- **2021-05-14** Set for hearing May 20.
+- **2021-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1179.) (May 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2021-05-24** Ordered to special consent calendar.
+- **2021-06-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2021-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
+- **2021-06-10** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-07-06** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-07-07** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
+- **2021-08-19** August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
+- **2021-08-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-08-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
+- **2021-09-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2698.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
+- **2021-09-02** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
+- **2021-09-03** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2383.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
+- **2021-10-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-10-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 483, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcfeb892-3919-4c47-b3c5-a54aeb9bdbc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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