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Bill	Disorderly conduct: unlawful distribution of image.	Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to look through a hole or opening, into, or to view, by means of any instrumentality, the interior of an area in which an occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy with the intent to invade the privacy of that person. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to record another person under or through the clothing worn by that person, without the consent or knowledge of the person, under circumstances in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to secretly record another person in a state of full or partial undress without the consent or knowledge of that person, in an area in which that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally distribute an image of the intimate body part or parts of another person, or an image of the person depicted engaging in specified sexual acts, under circumstances in which the persons agree or understand that the image remain private, the person distributing the image knows or should know that distribution of the image will cause serious emotional distress, and the person depicted suffers that distress.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20152016	AB 1310	California AB 1310 (20152016)	bill	Disorderly conduct: unlawful distribution of image.	enacted	Gatto	6	26	8	2015-02-27	2015-10-08	openstates	ocd-bill/6e56d564-f296-4f4e-9722-59e77628e451	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1310	efe252d6c6e9fec81337a4889c99f234728d54319c6ccf87ef2c8cf0b39a65a6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California AB 1310 (20152016) — Disorderly conduct: unlawful distribution of image.

Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to look through a hole or opening, into, or to view, by means of any instrumentality, the interior of an area in which an occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy with the intent to invade the privacy of that person. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to record another person under or through the clothing worn by that person, without the consent or knowledge of the person, under circumstances in which the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to secretly record another person in a state of full or partial undress without the consent or knowledge of that person, in an area in which that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally distribute an image of the intimate body part or parts of another person, or an image of the person depicted engaging in specified sexual acts, under circumstances in which the persons agree or understand that the image remain private, the person distributing the image knows or should know that distribution of the image will cause serious emotional distress, and the person depicted suffers that distress.

Version chain

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

1. 02/27/15 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 04/29/15 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
3. 07/07/15 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 10/08/15 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
5. AB1310 (committee substitute) — source
6. 09/08/15 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• AB 1310 GATTO Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading AB1310 Gatto By Cannella — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• AB 1310 GATTO Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 79–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
• Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Gatto — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-02-27 Introduced. To print. introduction
• 2015-03-01 From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
• 2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
• 2015-03-23 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P. & C.P. referral-committee
• 2015-04-14 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• 2015-04-21 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
• 2015-04-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 28). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-04-29 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2015-04-30 Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. referral-committee
• 2015-05-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 5). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-05-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-05-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1435.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-05-14 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
• 2015-05-28 Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. referral-committee
• 2015-07-06 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2015-07-07 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
• 2015-08-17 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
• 2015-08-27 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2015-09-02 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2432.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2015-09-02 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
• 2015-09-03 Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2859.)
• 2015-09-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2862.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2015-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
• 2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 643, Statutes of 2015.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6e56d564-f296-4f4e-9722-59e77628e451. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).