California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 585 — Deceased personalities.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes of 2010.

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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 February 25, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 6 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law establishes a cause of action for damages on behalf of specified injured parties for the unauthorized use of a deceased personality's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness for commercial purposes within 70 years of the personality's death, except as specified. Existing law defines "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions as any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value at the time of his or her death, whether or not during the lifetime of that natural person the person used his or her name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or solicitation of purchase of, products, merchandise, goods, or services. This bill would expand that definition of "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions to include any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value either at the time of his or her death, or because of his or her death. The bill would provide that its provisions are severable.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 20, Statutes of 2010.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4973.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after May 1 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 3381.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly.

  10. In Senate. Held at Desk.

  11. Ordered returned to Senate.

  12. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  13. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 10. Page 2291.)

  14. Read second time. To third reading.

  15. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  16. Read second time. To third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 7).

  18. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  20. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

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

  24. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  25. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (April 14).

  26. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  28. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Cosponsor
  • Cook · Primary
  • DeVore · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cook

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Anderson
  • DeVore

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 585 COOK Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 86 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 80005
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 86005
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Not Voting
A. — Not Voting
Perez — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
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

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB585 Cook By Denham

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33003
Democratic 2000
Republican 0001
Total 35004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Harman — Yea
Liu — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB585 Duvall By Denham

Passed 24 Yea · 10 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231005
Republican 1000
Democratic 0002
Total 241007
% of votes cast 59%24%0%17%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Nay
Wyland — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Hancock — Nay
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Kehoe — Nay
Leno — Nay
Liu — Nay
Runner — Yea
Lowenthal — Nay
McLeod — Not Voting
Negrete — Not Voting
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Nay
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Nay
Steinberg — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Yea
Florez — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 5000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Yea
Walters — Yea
Leno — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Florez — Yea

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AB 585 DUVALL Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

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
Duvall — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Chesbro — Not Voting
Charles — Not Voting
Hall — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — 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

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 9000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Knight — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Monning — Yea
Tran — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Evans — Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 585 do?
Existing law establishes a cause of action for damages on behalf of specified injured parties for the unauthorized use of a deceased personality's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness for commercial purposes within 70 years of the personality's death, except as specified. Existing law defines "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions as any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value at the time of his or her death, whether or not during the lifetime of that natural person the person used his or her name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or solicitation of purchase of, products, merchandise, goods, or services. This bill would expand that definition of "deceased personality" for purposes of these provisions to include any natural person whose name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness has commercial value either at the time of his or her death, or because of his or her death. The bill would provide that its provisions are severable.
Who sponsors AB 585?
AB 585 is sponsored by Anderson, Cook, and DeVore.
What is the current status of AB 585?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2009. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 585?
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