California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 83 — Personal data.

Last action — Failed passage.

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

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires a person or business that owns, licenses, or maintains personal information, as defined, about a California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This bill would expand the definition of "personal information" for purposes of these provisions to include an individual tax identification number, passport number, military identification, number government-issued employment identification number, an individual's geolocation information, or biometric information. The bill would also define "reasonable security procedures and practices" for purposes of these provisions as requiring security of personal information to the degree that any reasonably prudent business would provide, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed passage.

  2. In committee:

  3. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b). (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  4. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(b).

  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  6. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Ordered to second reading.

  9. From inactive file.

  10. Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Jackson.

  11. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (July 7).

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

  14. Referred to Com. on JUD.

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 4. Page 1339.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (April 30).

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

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

  21. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  22. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  25. Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee February 6.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gatto · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gatto

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

Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 1000
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Monning — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea

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AB 83 GATTO Assembly Third Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 4 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 60208
Democratic 4000
Republican 2202
Total 664010
% of votes cast 83%5%0%13%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Kim — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Wagner — Not Voting
Wilk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Daly — Yea
Salas — Yea
Low — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Burke — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Harper — Not Voting
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Campos — Not Voting
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Bigelow — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 9 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8100
Democratic 1000
Republican 0001
Total 9101
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Chau — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chang — Yea
Low — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 83 do?
Existing law requires a person or business that owns, licenses, or maintains personal information, as defined, about a California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This bill would expand the definition of "personal information" for purposes of these provisions to include an individual tax identification number, passport number, military identification, number government-issued employment identification number, an individual's geolocation information, or biometric information. The bill would also define "reasonable security procedures and practices" for purposes of these provisions as requiring security of personal information to the degree that any reasonably prudent business would provide, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 83?
AB 83 is sponsored by Gatto.
What is the current status of AB 83?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 83?
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