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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Corporate records: articles of incorporation: blockchain technology."
+description: "Existing law authorizes and regulates the formation and operation of a corporation, social purpose corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation, including, but not limited to, the adoption and contents of corporate articles of incorporation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
+legislature: "California Legislature"
+session: "20172018"
+identifier: "SB 838"
+citation: "California SB 838 (20172018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Corporate records: articles of incorporation: blockchain technology."]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hertzberg"]
+version_count: 10
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2018-01-09"
+last_action: "2018-09-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d812e07-2939-4a7b-b7b6-1cb4624ca1cf"
+source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838"
+source_hash: "6391cb3c3f3eb4c5ccd0f72748d061ed5c4840cddf134adef1f9e21e3b5e5ff9"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
+---
+
+# California SB 838 (20172018) — Corporate records: articles of incorporation: blockchain technology.
+
+Existing law authorizes and regulates the formation and operation of a corporation, social purpose corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation, including, but not limited to, the adoption and contents of corporate articles of incorporation.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **01/09/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83899INT)
+2. **03/22/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83898AMD)
+3. **04/10/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83897AMD)
+4. **04/25/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83896AMD)
+5. **05/10/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83895AMD)
+6. **06/14/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83894AMD)
+7. **08/06/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83893AMD)
+8. **09/28/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83891CHP)
+9. **SB838** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838)
+10. **09/06/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB838&version=20170SB83892ENR)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do pass as amended. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- Unfinished Business SB838 Hertzberg Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — **11–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **6–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do pass as amended — **7–0** (pass) · upper
+- 3rd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- SB 838 Hertzberg Senate Third Reading By CALDERON — **80–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hertzberg — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-09** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2018-01-10** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 9.
+- **2018-01-16** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-03-22** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-04-04** Re-referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-06** Set for hearing April 18.
+- **2018-04-10** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.I. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-04-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4744.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-25** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-04-27** Set for hearing May 8.
+- **2018-05-09** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4997.) (May 8). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2018-05-10** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
+- **2018-05-17** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5087.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-05-17** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
+- **2018-05-31** Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & F. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-06-19** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
+- **2018-07-05** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 3). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
+- **2018-08-06** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
+- **2018-08-07** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
+- **2018-08-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6955.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
+- **2018-08-30** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
+- **2018-08-31** Ordered to special consent calendar.
+- **2018-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6116.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
+- **2018-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
+- **2018-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2018-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 889, Statutes of 2018.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d812e07-2939-4a7b-b7b6-1cb4624ca1cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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