(1) Existing law provides that a search warrant may only be issued upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, naming or describing the person to be searched or searched for, and particularly describing the property, thing, or things and the place to be searched. Existing law also states the grounds upon which a search warrant may be issued, including, among other grounds, when the property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence that tends to show a felony has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed a felony, or when there is a warrant to arrest a person.
California SB 178 (20152016) — Privacy: electronic communications: search warrant.
(1) Existing law provides that a search warrant may only be issued upon probable cause, supported by affidavit, naming or describing the person to be searched or searched for, and particularly describing the property, thing, or things and the place to be searched. Existing law also states the grounds upon which a search warrant may be issued, including, among other grounds, when the property or things to be seized consist of any item or constitute any evidence that tends to show a felony has been committed, or tends to show that a particular person has committed a felony, or when there is a warrant to arrest a person.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
SB 178 Leno Senate Third Reading By OBERNOLTE — 57–13 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB178 Leno Concurrence — 34–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Leno — primary (person)
Anderson — author (person)
Cannella — coauthor (person)
Chiu — coauthor (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Gatto — principal coauthor (person)
Gordon — coauthor (person)
Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
Hill — coauthor (person)
Maienschein — coauthor (person)
McGuire — coauthor (person)
Nielsen — coauthor (person)
Obernolte — coauthor (person)
Quirk — coauthor (person)
Roth — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Weber — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-09 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2015-02-10 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2015-02-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-03-06 Set for hearing March 24.
2015-03-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-03-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 404.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-04-10 Set for hearing April 20.
2015-04-15 April 20 hearing postponed by committee.
2015-04-17 Set for hearing April 27.
2015-04-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-04-27 April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-05-23 Set for hearing May 28.
2015-06-01 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1148.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-06-03 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1301.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-06-04 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-06-23 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-06-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-07-07 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-07-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-08-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2015-08-19 August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2015-08-28 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-08-28 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-09-04 Read third time and amended. reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2015-09-04 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time and amended. amendment-passage
2015-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 2974.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-09-09 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 2644.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-09-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.
2015-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 651, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d1b1809b-0c61-4b14-8cc4-75bf5026d932. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).