Existing law provides that a person who photographs or records by any means the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, under circumstances where the parties agree or understand that the image shall remain private, and the person subsequently distributes the image taken, with the intent to cause serious emotional distress, and the depicted person suffers serious emotional distress, is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
California SB 676 (20152016) — Disorderly conduct: invasion of privacy.
Existing law provides that a person who photographs or records by any means the image of the intimate body part or parts of another identifiable person, under circumstances where the parties agree or understand that the image shall remain private, and the person subsequently distributes the image taken, with the intent to cause serious emotional distress, and the depicted person suffers serious emotional distress, is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Special Consent #7 — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
SB 676 Cannella Consent Calendar Second Day — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Cannella — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-27 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2015-03-02 From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.
2015-03-02 Read first time. reading-1
2015-03-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-03-24 Set for hearing April 14.
2015-04-07 April 14 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-14 Set for hearing April 21.
2015-04-14 April 21 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.
2015-04-15 Set for hearing April 28.
2015-04-20 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
2015-05-04 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 823.) (April 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-05-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-05-08 Set for hearing May 18.
2015-05-18 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2015-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1068.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-05-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2015-06-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2015-07-01 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2015-07-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, reading-2, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-07-15 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-07-16 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-08-20 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2534.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-08-20 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2015-08-25 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2015-08-27 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2206.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2015-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:45 p.m.
2015-09-09 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-09-09 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 291, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e41d9017-ddb0-4850-b31d-61a5bb7e5ee1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).