BILL NUMBER: SB 467INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Leno FEBRUARY 21, 2013 An act relating to privacy. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 467, as introduced, Leno. Privacy: electronic communications: warrant. Existing law authorizes a court or magistrate to issue a warrant for the search of a place and the seizure of property or things identified in the warrant where there is probable cause to believe that specified grounds exist. Existing law also provides for a warrant procedure for the acquisition of stored communications in the possession of a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation prohibiting a government entity from obtaining the contents of a wire or electronic communication from a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that is stored, held, or maintained by that service without a valid search warrant. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation prohibiting a government entity from obtaining the contents of a wire or electronic communication from a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service that is stored, held, or maintained by that service without a valid search warrant.