California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1104 — The California Political Cyberfraud Abatement Act.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 715, Statutes of 2017.

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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 17, 2017. 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 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law makes it unlawful for a person, with intent to mislead, deceive, or defraud, to commit an act of political cyberfraud, as defined. Existing law defines the term "political cyberfraud" to include a knowing and willful act concerning a political Web site that is committed with the intent to deny a person access to a political Web site, deny a person the opportunity to register a domain name for a political Web site, or to cause a person reasonably to believe that a political Web site has been posted by a person other than the person who posted the Web site, and would cause a reasonable person, after reading the Web site, to believe the site actually represents the view of the proponent or opponent of a ballot measure. Existing law also defines the term "political Web site" to mean an Internet Web site that urges or appears to urge the support or opposition of a ballot measure. This bill would modify the definition of the terms "political cyberfraud" and "political Web site" to include Internet Web sites that urge or appear to urge the support or opposition of candidates for public office.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 715, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2701.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & C.A. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  11. Referred to Coms. on JUD., E. & C.A. and APPR.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 2. Page 1887.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (May 10).

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  18. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  19. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

  21. Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and E. & R.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  23. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chau · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chau

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

3rd Reading AB1104 Chau By Allen

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 5000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 1104 CHAU Assembly Third Reading

Passed 73 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53202
Democratic 15001
Republican 5002
Total 73205
% of votes cast 91%3%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Harper — Nay
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Not Voting
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 4100
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Harper — Nay
Low — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Weber — Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Redistricting]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 4000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Chau — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Kiley — Not Voting
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1104 do?
Existing law makes it unlawful for a person, with intent to mislead, deceive, or defraud, to commit an act of political cyberfraud, as defined. Existing law defines the term "political cyberfraud" to include a knowing and willful act concerning a political Web site that is committed with the intent to deny a person access to a political Web site, deny a person the opportunity to register a domain name for a political Web site, or to cause a person reasonably to believe that a political Web site has been posted by a person other than the person who posted the Web site, and would cause a reasonable person, after reading the Web site, to believe the site actually represents the view of the proponent or opponent of a ballot measure. Existing law also defines the term "political Web site" to mean an Internet Web site that urges or appears to urge the support or opposition of a ballot measure. This bill would modify the definition of the terms "political cyberfraud" and "political Web site" to include Internet Web sites that urge or appear to urge the support or opposition of candidates for public office.
Who sponsors AB 1104?
AB 1104 is sponsored by Chau.
What is the current status of AB 1104?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1104?
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