Existing law defines specified behavior as disorderly conduct and prohibits that behavior. Under existing law, disorderly conduct includes, among other things, soliciting prostitution, prowling, peeping, surreptitious photographing or filming of an identifiable person, and the distribution of certain images of another person taken under circumstances in which the person understands that the image shall remain private, the distribution of which causes serious emotional distress.
California AB 1962 (20232024) — Crimes: disorderly conduct.
Existing law defines specified behavior as disorderly conduct and prohibits that behavior. Under existing law, disorderly conduct includes, among other things, soliciting prostitution, prowling, peeping, surreptitious photographing or filming of an identifiable person, and the distribution of certain images of another person taken under circumstances in which the person understands that the image shall remain private, the distribution of which causes serious emotional distress.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1962 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1962 Berman et al. By Rubio — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1962 Berman Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 8–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Berman — primary (person)
Rubio — principal coauthor (person)
Schiavo — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-01-29 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-01-30 From printer. May be heard in committee February 29.
2024-03-11 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2024-03-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-03-12 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2024-04-10 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-24 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2024-05-16 Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2024-05-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 16). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-05-16 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-21 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5387.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-22 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Com. on PUB S. referral-committee
2024-06-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB S. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-12 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2024-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2024-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-08-05 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2024-08-15 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 15). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-26 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2024-08-27 Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
2024-08-27 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-05 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-22 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-22 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 367, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f201706b-65eb-42f9-ad75-d101074b3f31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).