Existing law requires a county elections official to send a voter notification by nonforwardable, first-class mail to a voter (1) who recently completed an affidavit of registration, (2) whose registration changed because of an official notice they have moved, or (3) who changed their political party preference. Existing law also requires a county elections official to notify a voter by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, between 15 and 30 days before canceling a person's voter registration for specified reasons. This bill would, in addition to voter notification mandates under existing law, require a county elections official to notify a voter by nonforwardable, first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, if the registration of the voter is changed, updated, or canceled for any reason. The bill would require this notification to contain (1) the nature of the changes or updates to, or reasons for cancellation of, the voter's registration, (2) the address and toll-free number of the county elections office, and (3) a statement that if the voter believes the change, update, or cancellation is in error, the voter should notify the county elections official, as specified. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
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This measure would proclaim March 2024 as American Red Cross Month and would dedicate it to all those who continue to advance the noble legacy of the organization's founder. The measure would encourage all Californians to reach out, support the organization's humanitarian mission, and join in their commitment to care for people in need.
This measure would proclaim March 4, 2024, to March 8, 2024, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week.
This measure would declare 2024 as the year to Coexist with Wildlife, California.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 grants to a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected by a business, as defined, including the right to request that a business delete personal information about the consumer that the business has collected from the consumer. This bill would prohibit a business from making covered personal information publicly available on its internet website. The bill would also require a business that sells personal information through an internet website to retain identifying information of the customer that purchases that personal information and to make that identifying information available upon request to the subject of the personal information purchased by the customer. The bill would define "covered personal information" to mean certain information that identifies a natural person, including the natural person's personal address. The bill would punish a violation of the prohibition against a business making covered personal information publicly available on its internet website by a civil penalty of $200 per day, as specified.
Existing law requires the Secretary of Government Operations to develop a coordinated plan to, among other things, investigate the feasibility of, and obstacles to, developing standards and technologies for state departments to determine digital content provenance. For the purpose of informing that coordinated plan, existing law requires the secretary to evaluate, among other things, the impact of the proliferation of deepfakes, as defined. This bill would require the Department of Technology to issue regulations to establish standards for watermarks to be included in covered AI-generated material, as defined. The bill would require the department's standard to, at minimum, require an AI-generating entity to include digital content provenance in the watermarks. The bill would prohibit an AI-generating entity from creating covered AI-generated material unless the material includes a watermark that meets the standards established by the department. The bill would provide that the prohibition becomes operative on the date that is one year after the date on which the department issues the regulations to establish standards for watermarks. Under existing law, a person who knowingly uses another's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any manner, on or in products, merchandise, or goods, or for the purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods, or services, without that person's prior consent is liable for any damages sustained by the person or persons injured as a result thereof and for the payment to the injured party of any profits attributable to that unauthorized use. This bill would provide that an AI-generating entity or individual that creates a deepfake using a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any manner, without permission from the person being depicted in the deepfake, is liable for the actual damages suffered by the person or persons as a result of the unauthorized use. This bill would provide that an AI-generating entity that violates the provisions of this act is subject to a civil penalty assessed by the department in an amount, as determined by the department, not less than $250 or more than $500.
This measure would proclaim February 22, 2024, as Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.