California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 22 — Computer hacking: unauthorized access: punishment.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2008. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law provides that any person who, among other things, knowingly accesses and without permission takes, copies, or makes use of any data from a computer, computer system, or computer network, as defined, or takes or copies any supporting documentation, or adds, alters, damages, deletes, or destroys any data, software, or programs, whether existing or residing internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network, or disrupts, denies, or causes the disruption or denial of computer services is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase the fine for a felony conviction for any of these offenses to an amount not exceeding $12,000. Existing law provides that any person who knowingly and without permission provides or assists in providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system, or computer network, or who knowingly and without permission accesses or causes to be accessed a computer, computer system, or computer network, is punishable as provided for a first offense not resulting in injury, a violation resulting in a victim expenditure of an amount not greater than $5,000, or for a 2nd or subsequent violation, or for a violation resulting in a victim expenditure in an amount greater than $5,000. A violation resulting in a victim expenditure in an amount greater than $5,000 is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase the fine for the felony conviction to an amount not exceeding $12,000. Existing law provides that any person who knowingly and without permission uses the Internet domain name of another individual, corporation, or entity in connection with the sending of electronic mail, and who thereby damages or causes damage to a computer, computer system, or computer network, is punishable for a violation resulting in injury, or for a 2nd or subsequent violation, by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase that fine to an amount not exceeding $12,000.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 70, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and to the Governor at 1 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2381.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after June 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1377.)

  7. Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.

  8. Read second time, amended, and to third reading.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 9).

  10. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  11. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 986.)

  13. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  14. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  15. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (March 31).

  16. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  17. Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  18. From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Torres · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Torres

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 22 TORRES Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 82003
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Cook — Yea
Anderson — Not Voting
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Conway — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Special Consent #9 AB22 Torres

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38000
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 41000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Florez — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wright — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 22 TORRES Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79005
Democratic 4001
Republican 3000
Total 86006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Eng — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hill — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ma — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 22 do?
Existing law provides that any person who, among other things, knowingly accesses and without permission takes, copies, or makes use of any data from a computer, computer system, or computer network, as defined, or takes or copies any supporting documentation, or adds, alters, damages, deletes, or destroys any data, software, or programs, whether existing or residing internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network, or disrupts, denies, or causes the disruption or denial of computer services is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase the fine for a felony conviction for any of these offenses to an amount not exceeding $12,000. Existing law provides that any person who knowingly and without permission provides or assists in providing a means of accessing a computer, computer system, or computer network, or who knowingly and without permission accesses or causes to be accessed a computer, computer system, or computer network, is punishable as provided for a first offense not resulting in injury, a violation resulting in a victim expenditure of an amount not greater than $5,000, or for a 2nd or subsequent violation, or for a violation resulting in a victim expenditure in an amount greater than $5,000. A violation resulting in a victim expenditure in an amount greater than $5,000 is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or 2 or 3 years, or by both that fine and imprisonment, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase the fine for the felony conviction to an amount not exceeding $12,000. Existing law provides that any person who knowingly and without permission uses the Internet domain name of another individual, corporation, or entity in connection with the sending of electronic mail, and who thereby damages or causes damage to a computer, computer system, or computer network, is punishable for a violation resulting in injury, or for a 2nd or subsequent violation, by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This bill would increase that fine to an amount not exceeding $12,000.
Who sponsors AB 22?
AB 22 is sponsored by Torres.
What is the current status of AB 22?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2008. Enacted.
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