Existing law, until January 1, 2020, requires an application for an order authorizing the interception of wire or electronic communications to be made in writing upon the personal oath or affirmation of the Attorney General, Chief Deputy Attorney General, or Chief Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Law Division, or of a district attorney or person designated to act as district attorney. Until January 1, 2020, existing law authorizes a court to issue an order authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications if the judge finds, among other things, that there is probable cause to believe an individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit one of several offenses, including importing, possessing for sale, transporting, manufacturing, or selling certain controlled substances, as specified.
California AB 1948 (20172018) — Interception of electronic communications.
Existing law, until January 1, 2020, requires an application for an order authorizing the interception of wire or electronic communications to be made in writing upon the personal oath or affirmation of the Attorney General, Chief Deputy Attorney General, or Chief Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Law Division, or of a district attorney or person designated to act as district attorney. Until January 1, 2020, existing law authorizes a court to issue an order authorizing interception of wire or electronic communications if the judge finds, among other things, that there is probable cause to believe an individual is committing, has committed, or is about to commit one of several offenses, including importing, possessing for sale, transporting, manufacturing, or selling certain controlled substances, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1948 JONES-SAWYER Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1948 Jones-Sawyer et al. By Stone — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1948 JONES-SAWYER Assembly Third Reading — 77–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jones-Sawyer — primary (person)
Stone — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-01-29 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-01-30 From printer. May be heard in committee March 1.
2018-02-08 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-03-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-04-04 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-05-25 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-25 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-29 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 5394.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-30 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-06-07 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2018-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-07-02 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2018-08-17 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2018-08-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
2018-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5555.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6606.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-04 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-09-07 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-07 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 294, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a1314bd-9a6c-4dde-ad22-ecd3ecb9414b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).