What SB 690 does
Summary from the Legislative Counsel's Digest of the enrolled text, August 31, 2026. Read the full text on leginfo.
How it got here
Senator Caballero introduced SB 690 on . The text was amended 0 times, and heard in 7 committee hearings before its final floor votes.
- Senate Floor, June 3, 2025: 35 ayes, 0 noes.
- Assembly Floor, August 28, 2026: 66 ayes, 0 noes.
- Senate Floor, August 28, 2026: 40 ayes, 0 noes.
Committee votes along the way:
- Senate Public Safety, April 29, 2025: Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations], 6-0.
- Senate Appropriations, May 19, 2025: Placed on suspense file, 5-0.
- Senate Appropriations, May 23, 2025: Do pass as amended, 6-0.
- Assembly Public Safety, July 1, 2025: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection], 9-0.
- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection, July 1, 2026: Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations], 14-0.
- Assembly Appropriations, August 13, 2026: Do pass., 15-0.
Who supports and opposes SB 690
The Senate Floor Analyses analysis dated August 28, 2026 lists 22 organizations in support and 51 in opposition. When Senate Public Safety first listed positions on April 25, 2025, the count was 20 in support and 9 opposed. By the Senate Floor Analyses analysis of August 28, 2026 it was 22 to 51.
In support: Alliance for Legal Fairness (sponsor); Apartment Owners Association of California; Berkeley Chamber of Commerce; Calasian Chamber of Commerce; Calbroadband; California Black Chamber of Commerce; California Chamber of Commerce; California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and 14 more.
Opposed: AAPIS for Civic Empowerment; Access Reproductive Justice; ACLU California Action; AFM Local 7; AFSCME California; All Family Legal; AntiPolice-Terror Project; Asians American Advancing Justice Southern California; and 43 more.
Read the Senate Floor Analyses analysis.
Our read
Analysis by Capitol Axis, drawn from the committee analyses and vote record for SB 690.
California Civil Liberties Advocacy is listed in opposition in the committee analysis, which is the kind of organization this bill is actually aimed at.
The opposition arrived late: Senate Public Safety listed 9 opposed, and by Senate Floor Analyses it was 51. An industry that shows up that late has usually read an amendment it cannot live with.
The 51 organizations opposed include AAPIS for Civic Empowerment, Access Reproductive Justice and ACLU California Action, and civil liberties and consumer groups account for much of it.
SB 690 is sponsored by Alliance for Legal Fairness, which is the clearest statement of what the bill is for.
What happens next
It reached the Governor's desk on September 4, 2026. Bills presented after the Legislature adjourned on August 31 must be signed or vetoed within thirty days.
The Governor can sign the bill, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until the decision, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect. If signed, most provisions take effect January 1, and implementation moves to the agencies named in the bill.
What it means for privacy organizations
Two decisions follow from a bill at this stage. The first is whether to weigh in with the Governor's office before the thirty-day window closes. The second is how to prepare for implementation if it becomes law: which agency writes the rules, when the comment period opens, and which obligations begin January 1.
The privacy group at Capitol Axis handles that for privacy clients.
Questions about SB 690
What does SB 690 do?
SB 690 concerns crimes: invasion of privacy. See the Legislative Counsel's Digest on leginfo for the full summary.
Has SB 690 passed the California Legislature?
It reached the Governor's desk on September 4, 2026. Bills presented after the Legislature adjourned on August 31 must be signed or vetoed within thirty days.
Who supports and opposes SB 690?
The Senate Floor Analyses analysis dated August 28, 2026 lists 22 organizations in support and 51 in opposition. Supporters include Alliance for Legal Fairness (sponsor); Apartment Owners Association of California; Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. Opponents include AAPIS for Civic Empowerment; Access Reproductive Justice; ACLU California Action.
What happens next with SB 690?
The Governor can sign it, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until then, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect.