Calif. Senate Passes Bills on Resiliency, School Cellphone Bans and Privacy
California state senators passed bills on telecom, privacy and social media Wednesday. The state Senate voted 38-0 for AB-2765, which would require that the California Public Utilities Commission report on inspections that ensure companies comply with resiliency plans. The Assembly…
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then concurred with Senate changes, allowing the bill to go to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Also, the Senate voted 38-1 to approve a bill (AB-3216) requiring that schools adopt limits or bans on student use of smartphones. On privacy, the Senate voted 31-7 for AB-3048, which would require web browsers to opt-out from the sale of and sharing data on all websites. Senators voted 39-0 for AB-1824, which would require a business acquiring another company to follow an acquired customer’s privacy directions under the California Consumer Privacy Act. In addition, they voted 40-0 for a bill (AB-1282) that would require a study on mental health risks of social media for children. The Assembly previously passed AB-1282, AB-1824, AB-3216 and AB-3048 but must vote again to concur with Senate changes. Also Tuesday, Newsom received AB-2905, which the legislature passed last week. It would expand the state’s autodialer definition to include calls made with an AI voice. The California legislature wraps up its session Saturday.