republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20012002/ab-1590.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure: search or seizure hearing."
description: "Criminal procedure: search or seizure hearing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20012002"
identifier: "AB 1590"
citation: "California AB 1590 (20012002)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal procedure: search or seizure hearing."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simitian"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2001-02-23"
last_action: "2002-09-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8329e503-855d-4191-b497-14aa8e9518a1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590"
source_hash: "49341d8ef1ded90bb644e6643e42f55b4d7a41c44a43060d8727eb7692dc6e45"
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 AB 1590 (20012002) — Criminal procedure: search or seizure hearing.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/23/01 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159099INT)
2. **02/25/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159097AMD)
3. **03/11/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159096AMD)
4. **03/27/01 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159098AMD)
5. **06/13/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159095AMD)
6. **06/26/02 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159094AMD)
7. **09/09/02 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159092CHP)
8. **AB1590** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590)
9. **08/15/02 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1590&version=20010AB159093ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AB 1590 Simitian Assembly Third Reading — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- SPECIAL CONSENT CALE AB1590 Simitian By Sher — **pass** (pass) · upper
- AB 1590 Simitian Special Consent Calendar 2nd Day Regular Session — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Simitian — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2002-09-09** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 401, Statutes of 2002.
- **2002-09-06** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2002-08-22** Enrolled and to the Governor at 2:45 p.m.
- **2002-08-15** Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7668.) `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2002-08-12** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
- **2002-08-08** Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 5315.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-06-27** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-26** Read third time, amended. To second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-3`
- **2002-06-20** Read second time. To third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2002-06-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2002-06-13** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-03-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-25** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `reading-1, referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2002-02-07** Referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2002-01-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Standing Committee on Rules for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2002-01-29** Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4626.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2002-01-28** From inactive file. To third reading.
- **2002-01-24** Notice of intention to remove from inactive file given by Assembly Member Vargas.
- **2001-05-14** From Consent Calendar. To inactive file on motion of Assembly Member Simitian.
- **2001-05-10** Read second time. To Consent Calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2001-05-09** From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2001-03-29** Re-referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary Re-referred to Standing Committee on Public Safety by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-27** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Standing Committee on Judiciary Read second time and amended. `reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2001-03-19** Referred to Standing Committee on Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-26** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2001-02-25** From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
- **2001-02-23** Introduced. To print. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8329e503-855d-4191-b497-14aa8e9518a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).