Existing law establishes a procedure for the application for, and issuance of, an order authorizing the interception of a wire, electronic pager, or electronic cellular telephone communication, as those terms are defined, and, among other things, establishes additional provisions regarding those interceptions for purposes of criminal proceedings. Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislature, the Judicial Council, and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Court regarding these interceptions, as specified. The report is required to include, among other things, a general description of the interceptions made under the order or extension, including the approximate nature and frequency of incriminating communications intercepted, the approximate nature and frequency of other communications intercepted, the approximate number of persons whose communications were intercepted, and the approximate nature, amount, and cost of the manpower and other resources used in the interceptions. Existing law provides that a violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor with specified penalties, or as a felony. Existing law further provides that all of these provisions shall remain in effect until January 1, 2012.
California SB 61 (20112012) — Wiretapping: authorization.
Existing law establishes a procedure for the application for, and issuance of, an order authorizing the interception of a wire, electronic pager, or electronic cellular telephone communication, as those terms are defined, and, among other things, establishes additional provisions regarding those interceptions for purposes of criminal proceedings. Existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare and submit an annual report to the Legislature, the Judicial Council, and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Court regarding these interceptions, as specified. The report is required to include, among other things, a general description of the interceptions made under the order or extension, including the approximate nature and frequency of incriminating communications intercepted, the approximate nature and frequency of other communications intercepted, the approximate number of persons whose communications were intercepted, and the approximate nature, amount, and cost of the manpower and other resources used in the interceptions. Existing law provides that a violation of these provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor with specified penalties, or as a felony. Existing law further provides that all of these provisions shall remain in effect until January 1, 2012.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB61 Pavley Concurrence — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
SB 61 Pavley Senate Third Reading By HILL — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #4 — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on Appropriations Suspense file. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Pavley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2010-12-22 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2011-01-03 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 22.
2011-01-03 Read first time. reading-1
2011-01-20 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-03-09 Set for hearing March 22.
2011-03-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 417.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-01 Set for hearing April 11.
2011-04-11 Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2011-05-20 Set for hearing May 26.
2011-05-26 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 1112.) (May 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2011-06-02 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-06-02 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-13 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2011-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2011-08-26 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-08-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-09-07 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3000.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-09-07 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-09-08 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2406.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-14 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
2011-10-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 663, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/18717f9c-56a3-4007-ba2c-082da9f832c8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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