California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 388 — Platform companies: content management: negative externalities: report: acceptable use policy: illegal content.

Last action — Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) , grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, and also establishes, as approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the California Privacy Protection Agency and vests it with full administrative power, authority, and jurisdiction to implement and enforce the CCPA. This bill would require a social media platform company, as described, to report annually to the Department of Justice by April 1 of each year prescribed information relating to content management and the negative externalities, as defined, associated with the platform company's business activities. The bill would require the department to make the information reported to it available to consumers. The bill would require a platform company to also report that information to the Legislature and the agency. The bill would require a platform company to develop policies to assess and mitigate their negative externalities, to develop an "acceptable use" policy for users.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. April 27 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  3. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  4. Set for hearing April 27.

  5. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  6. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. Withdrawn from committee.

  8. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  9. April 7 hearing postponed by committee.

  10. Set for hearing April 7.

  11. March 24 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Set for hearing March 24.

  13. March 17 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  14. Set for hearing March 17.

  15. Referred to Coms. on ED. and G.O.

  16. Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)

  17. (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)

  18. Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.

  19. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 14.

  20. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 388 do?
Existing law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) , grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, and also establishes, as approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, the California Privacy Protection Agency and vests it with full administrative power, authority, and jurisdiction to implement and enforce the CCPA. This bill would require a social media platform company, as described, to report annually to the Department of Justice by April 1 of each year prescribed information relating to content management and the negative externalities, as defined, associated with the platform company's business activities. The bill would require the department to make the information reported to it available to consumers. The bill would require a platform company to also report that information to the Legislature and the agency. The bill would require a platform company to develop policies to assess and mitigate their negative externalities, to develop an "acceptable use" policy for users.
Who sponsors SB 388?
SB 388 is sponsored by Stern, Henry I. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 388?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 388?
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