Crimes: invasion of privacy.

New Section 637.2(d)(1) provides that an action against a private actor for a violation of Section 638.51 (pen register or trap and trace device) alleged to arise from conduct on an internet website, online application, or mobile application may only be brought by the Attorney General. This removes the private right of action for individuals in these digital contexts.

Retroactivity was narrowed. The old version applied to any case pending as of January 1, 2026. The new version applies retroactively only to pending claims in actions commenced within two years before the operative date of the bill, and is limited to the new Attorney General restriction.

A new severability clause (Section 2) was added, stating that if any provision or its application is held invalid, the remaining provisions continue in effect.

Assembly Member Macedo was added as a coauthor of the bill.

The bill's section order was reorganized: the Section 637.2 amendment was moved to Section 1 (first position), a new Section 2 for severability was inserted, and all previously numbered sections were shifted down by one. The old standalone retroactivity section (former Section 6) was removed and replaced with the retroactivity language embedded in the new 637.2(d)(2).

Removed redundant word 'Any' before 'A public utility' in Section 631(b)(1) and before 'A telephonic communication system' in Section 631(b)(3).

Fixed duplicated word 'conduct conduct' to simply 'conduct' in Section 631(b)(1).

Page numbers corrected from 97 to 96 throughout the document.

The entire amendment to Section 15001 of the Penal Code (a technical, nonsubstantive change to Peace Officers' Memorial provisions) was removed from the bill. The bill title was updated from 'relating to the Peace Officers' Memorial' to simply 'relating to crimes.'

Coauthors were added: Senators Niello and Valladares, and Assembly Members Irwin and Blanca Rubio.

Fiscal committee review designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee analysis.

Extensive grammatical cleanups throughout all sections: removal of unnecessary articles ('a', 'any'), changing 'shall not apply' to 'does not apply,' and other stylistic corrections. These are nonsubstantive drafting improvements.

Section 632 subdivision (e) exemptions were restructured from an awkward inline format into a clean numbered list format ('does not apply to any of the following').

Section 637.2 had a blank subdivision (d) removed, and the provision about not affecting Title 4 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Civil Code was renumbered from (e) to (e) (previously it appeared after a blank (d) line).

The bill now amends Sections 631, 632, 632.7, 637.2, and 638.50 of the Penal Code (wiretapping, eavesdropping, and privacy statutes) in addition to the original Section 15001 Peace Officers' Memorial amendment.

A new exemption for 'commercial business purpose' is added to Sections 631, 632, and 632.7, meaning that tapping wires, eavesdropping on confidential communications, or intercepting cellular/cordless phone communications is no longer a crime when done for a commercial business purpose.

Section 638.50 now defines 'commercial business purpose' as the processing of personal information that either (1) is performed to further a business purpose as defined in Civil Code Section 1798.140(e) (CCPA), or (2) is subject to consumer opt-out rights under CCPA Sections 1798.120, 1798.121, and 1798.135.

Section 638.50 now defines 'personal information' and 'processing' by reference to CCPA definitions in Civil Code Section 1798.140.

The definition of 'pen register' in Section 638.50 now excludes devices or processes used in a manner consistent with a commercial business purpose, broadening what is not considered a pen register.

The definition of 'trap and trace device' in Section 638.50 now excludes devices or processes used in a manner consistent with a commercial business purpose.

Section 637.2 now specifies that the civil remedy (damages of $5,000 per violation or three times actual damages, plus injunctive relief) does not apply to the processing of personal information for a commercial business purpose.

A new Section 6 makes all provisions retroactive and applicable to any case pending as of January 1, 2026.

The fiscal committee designation changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review due to its expanded scope.