CA SB50 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 676, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Chapter 35.5 (commencing with Section 22948.30) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, and to amend Section 6320 of the Family Code, relating to connected devices.

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Title

Connected devices: device protection requests.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-09 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB50 Ashby Concurrence (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-08 - Assembly - SB 50 Ashby Senate Third Reading By Bonta (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB50 Ashby (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 676, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-16 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-09SenateAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2708.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-08SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-08AssemblyRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3002.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-03AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-09-03AssemblyRead third time and amended.
2025-09-03AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02AssemblyRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-20AssemblyAugust 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-16AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09AssemblyFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-27AssemblyRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-06-26AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24).
2025-06-16AssemblyReferred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
2025-06-05AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-04SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1512.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-23SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).
2025-05-16SenateSet for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21SenateApril 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-04SenateSet for hearing April 21.
2025-04-02SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 610.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-13SenateSet for hearing April 1.
2025-01-29SenateReferred to Com. on JUD.
2025-01-06SenateRead first time.
2024-12-17SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.
2024-12-16SenateIntroduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Business and Professions Code22948.30New CodeSee Bill Text
Family Code6320Amended CodeCitation Text

California State Sources

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