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Senate committee advances bill to require court orders limiting dissemination of explicit material in adult-victim cases

Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety, California State Senate · March 24, 2026
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Summary

SB 10 56, authored by Senator Grayson, would require courts to issue protective orders governing explicit material involving adult victims to prevent unnecessary copying or dissemination; the committee advanced the bill to Appropriations after survivor testimony and debate over due-process safeguards.

Senator Grayson pressed the Senate Standing Committee on Public Safety to approve SB 10 56, a bill that would require judges in criminal cases to issue protective orders governing highly sensitive explicit material involving adult victims. The committee moved the measure as amended to Appropriations.

The bill’s author told the committee she would accept suggested amendments and said the measure "ensures that survivors are afforded meaningful privacy protections through clear and consistent standards." She argued the proposal preserves defendants’ constitutional discovery rights…

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