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type: "Bill"
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title: "Privacy: electronic communications: search warrant."
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description: "(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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20152016"
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identifier: "SB 178"
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citation: "California SB 178 (20152016)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Privacy: electronic communications: search warrant."]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
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version_count: 12
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2015-02-09"
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last_action: "2015-10-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1b1809b-0c61-4b14-8cc4-75bf5026d932"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178"
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source_hash: "5fc1aaee8180e3e4e91fdc721efc9c90ec24c3bbe0608307d6f3b1e2256e5a2c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California SB 178 (20152016) — Privacy: electronic communications: search warrant.
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(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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/09/15 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17899INT)
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2. **03/16/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17898AMD)
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3. **04/22/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17897AMD)
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4. **06/02/15 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17896AMD)
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5. **06/24/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17895AMD)
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6. **07/07/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17894AMD)
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7. **08/17/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17893AMD)
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8. **08/28/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17892AMD)
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9. **09/04/15 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17891AMD)
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10. **10/08/15 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17889CHP)
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11. **SB178** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178)
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12. **09/10/15 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB178&version=20150SB17890ENR)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **6–1** (pass) · upper
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- SB 178 Leno Senate Third Reading By OBERNOLTE — **57–13** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- Unfinished Business SB178 Leno Concurrence — **34–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Leno — primary (person)
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- Anderson — author (person)
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- Cannella — coauthor (person)
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- Chiu — coauthor (person)
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- Gaines — coauthor (person)
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- Gatto — principal coauthor (person)
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- Gordon — coauthor (person)
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- Hertzberg — coauthor (person)
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- Hill — coauthor (person)
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- Maienschein — coauthor (person)
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- McGuire — coauthor (person)
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- Nielsen — coauthor (person)
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- Obernolte — coauthor (person)
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- Quirk — coauthor (person)
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- Roth — coauthor (person)
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- Ting — coauthor (person)
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- Weber — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-09** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2015-02-10** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
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- **2015-02-19** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-06** Set for hearing March 24.
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2015-04-10** Set for hearing April 20.
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- **2015-04-15** April 20 hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2015-04-17** Set for hearing April 27.
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- **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`
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- **2015-04-27** April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2015-05-23** Set for hearing May 28.
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- **2015-06-01** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1148.) (May 28). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-06-02** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-03** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1301.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-06-04** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
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- **2015-06-11** Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **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`
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- **2015-06-24** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **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`
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- **2015-08-19** August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
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- **2015-08-28** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 27). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-08-28** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-08-31** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-04** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, amendment-passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-04** Ordered to third reading.
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- **2015-09-04** Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time and amended. `amendment-passage`
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- **2015-09-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 13. Page 2974.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
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- **2015-09-08** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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- **2015-09-09** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 2644.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
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- **2015-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.
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- **2015-10-08** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2015-10-08** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 651, Statutes of 2015.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1b1809b-0c61-4b14-8cc4-75bf5026d932`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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