CA AJR8

Urges U.S. Congress to refrain from reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without fundamental reform requiring agencies to obtain warrants before searching Section 702-acquired information from Americans' communications

Cites FBI "backdoor searches" of Section 702 database that occurred 204,090 times in 2022 alone and 278,000 documented instances of FBI misuse of Section 702, including investigations of Black Lives Matter protesters, January 6 Capitol breach suspects, and congressional campaign donors

Alleges Section 702 enables mass warrantless surveillance of Americans' phone calls, text messages, emails, and other electronic communications that has been used to prosecute people for crimes unrelated to national security and may disproportionately target minority communities, activists, and journalists

Notes that information collected under Section 702 is stored in databases for years or indefinitely and can be used in criminal cases and immigration proceedings, though defendants are rarely notified when such information is used against them

Directs the Chief Clerk of the Assembly to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Congress leadership, and California's representatives in Congress