California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2296 — Digital signatures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2016.

  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 18, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provides that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form and defines an electronic signature for purposes of the act. Existing provisions of the Government Code authorize the use of a digital signature in any written communication with a public entity, and specifies that in those communications, the use of a digital signature has the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature if it complies with specified requirements. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to clarify that a digital signature may be used to satisfy the requirements of an electronic signature under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The bill would, for purposes of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provide that an electronic signature includes a digital signature under the above described provisions of the Government Code and that a digital signature under those provisions is a type of an electronic signature as set forth in the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act. The bill would also revise the above-described provisions of the Government Code by specifying that if a public entity elects to use a digital signature, that meets specified requirements, the digital signature has the same force and effect of a manual signature in any communication with the public entity.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 144, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5741.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4646.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14).

  9. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 4627.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 26).

  14. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  15. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  16. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

  18. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  20. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2296 LOW Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 67003
Democratic 5000
Republican 4001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Yea
Linder — Yea
Chau — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Not Voting
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Consent Calendar 2nd

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34003
Democratic 3000
Total 37003
% of votes cast 93%0%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Mendoza — Not Voting
Wolk — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2296 LOW Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 66004
Democratic 5000
Republican 5000
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Burke — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Campos — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Not Voting
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Wood — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2296 do?
Existing law, the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provides that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form and defines an electronic signature for purposes of the act. Existing provisions of the Government Code authorize the use of a digital signature in any written communication with a public entity, and specifies that in those communications, the use of a digital signature has the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature if it complies with specified requirements. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to clarify that a digital signature may be used to satisfy the requirements of an electronic signature under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. The bill would, for purposes of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, provide that an electronic signature includes a digital signature under the above described provisions of the Government Code and that a digital signature under those provisions is a type of an electronic signature as set forth in the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act. The bill would also revise the above-described provisions of the Government Code by specifying that if a public entity elects to use a digital signature, that meets specified requirements, the digital signature has the same force and effect of a manual signature in any communication with the public entity.
Who sponsors AB 2296?
AB 2296 is sponsored by Low.
What is the current status of AB 2296?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2296?
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