SB 1001 California Senate · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Bots: disclosure.

Summary

Existing law regulates various businesses to, among other things, preserve and regulate competition, prohibit unfair trade practices, and regulate advertising. This bill would, with certain exceptions, make it unlawful for any person to use a bot to communicate or interact with another person in California online with the intent to mislead the other person about its artificial identity for the purpose of knowingly deceiving the person about the content of the communication in order to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services in a commercial transaction or to influence a vote in an election. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would make these provisions operative on July 1, 2019.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2018

Committee Review

Aug 2018

Senate Passage

May 2018

Assembly Passage

Aug 2018

Signed into Law

Sep 2018

Introduced Feb 5, 2018 Signed Sep 28, 2018

Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2018 · Assembly Aug 30, 2018

How they voted

22–8

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 31

May 30, 2018

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 8 Nay 1

80% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 28, 2018

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Aug 31, 2018

Upper · Passed

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 32. Noes 7. Page 6132.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

upper

Aug 30, 2018

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (56-13-1)

assembly

Aug 30, 2018

Introduced

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

upper

Aug 24, 2018

Lower · Passed

Read third time and amended.

lower

Aug 15, 2018

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 15).

lower

Aug 8, 2018

Lower · Passed

August 8 hearing postponed by committee.

lower

Jun 26, 2018

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Jun 21, 2018

Lower · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

lower

Jun 20, 2018

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 19).

lower

Jun 11, 2018

Committee

Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and A.,E.,S.,T., & I.M.

lower

May 30, 2018

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-8-1)

senate

May 25, 2018

Upper · Passed

Read third time and amended.

upper

May 22, 2018

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Apr 26, 2018

Upper · Passed

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Apr 25, 2018

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 4814.) (April 24).

upper

Apr 17, 2018

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 4696.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

upper

Mar 21, 2018

Committee

Re-referred to Coms. on B., P. & E.D. and JUD.

upper

Feb 14, 2018

Committee

Referred to Com. on RLS.

upper

Feb 5, 2018

Introduced

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

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors