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type: "Bill"
title: "Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations."
description: "Under existing law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, if they intentionally distribute an image that was intended to remain private of the intimate body parts of another or of the person depicted engaged in a sex act, as specified. Existing law requires prosecution for this offense to be commenced within one year after commission of the offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "SB 23"
citation: "California SB 23 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rubio"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-07"
last_action: "2021-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcfeb892-3919-4c47-b3c5-a54aeb9bdbc1"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23"
source_hash: "e104f8c04a8b1bf52e7fdc2d58eece5aa266d68ecabbe0beb6849b073ac8ecca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---
# California SB 23 (20212022) — Disorderly conduct: distribution of intimate images: statute of limitations.
Under existing law, a person is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, if they intentionally distribute an image that was intended to remain private of the intimate body parts of another or of the person depicted engaged in a sex act, as specified. Existing law requires prosecution for this offense to be commenced within one year after commission of the offense.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **12/07/20 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2399INT)
2. **03/18/21 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2398AMD)
3. **07/07/21 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2397AMD)
4. **10/04/21 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2395CHP)
5. **SB23** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23)
6. **09/07/21 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB23&version=20210SB2396ENR)
## Votes
- SB 23 Rubio Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan — **770** (pass) · lower
- Do pass. — **160** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **70** (pass) · upper
- Special Consent SB23 — **390** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB23 Rubio et al. Concurrence — **380** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **80** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **50** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **70** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rubio — primary (person)
- Bauer-Kahan — principal coauthor (person)
- Caballero — coauthor (person)
- Gonzalez — coauthor (person)
- Hurtado — coauthor (person)
- Lackey — coauthor (person)
- Leyva — coauthor (person)
- Wilk — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-07** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-12-08** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 7.
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Set for hearing March 16.
- **2021-03-17** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 520.) (March 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Set for hearing April 5.
- **2021-04-05** April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2021-05-14** Set for hearing May 20.
- **2021-05-20** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1179.) (May 20). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Ordered to special consent calendar.
- **2021-06-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-06** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 29). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-07** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2021-08-19** August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- **2021-08-26** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (August 26). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-08-30** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2021-09-02** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2698.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2021-09-02** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2021-09-03** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2383.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
- **2021-10-04** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-04** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 483, Statutes of 2021. `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcfeb892-3919-4c47-b3c5-a54aeb9bdbc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).