---
type: "Bill"
title: "Communications: broadband Internet access service."
description: "Existing law imposes certain obligations in the context of particular transactions, and provides mechanisms to enforce those obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20172018"
identifier: "SB 822"
citation: "California SB 822 (20172018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications: broadband Internet access service."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wiener"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 37
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d3812b2-6c3f-4ccc-b939-2fbb8060cf24"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822"
source_hash: "af9c56cffde7676c8b10b5f43d35275ce5b508a07770e8bce1589ef1adf68256"
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 822 (20172018) — Communications: broadband Internet access service.

Existing law imposes certain obligations in the context of particular transactions, and provides mechanisms to enforce those obligations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **01/03/18 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82299INT)
2. **03/13/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82298AMD)
3. **04/19/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82297AMD)
4. **05/01/18 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82296AMD)
5. **06/11/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82295AMD)
6. **06/25/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82294AMD)
7. **08/07/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82293AMD)
8. **08/20/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82292AMD)
9. **08/23/18 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82291AMD)
10. **09/30/18 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82289CHP)
11. **SB822** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822)
12. **09/06/18 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB822&version=20170SB82290ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **9–3** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB822 Wiener et al. Concurrence — **27–12** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB822 Wiener et al. — **23–12** (pass) · upper
- SB 822 Wiener Senate Third Reading By SANTIAGO — **61–18** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wiener — primary (person)
- Allen — principal coauthor (person)
- Bloom — principal coauthor (person)
- Bonta — principal coauthor (person)
- Cervantes — coauthor (person)
- Chiu — principal coauthor (person)
- De León — author (person)
- Dodd — principal coauthor (person)
- Friedman — principal coauthor (person)
- Hill — principal coauthor (person)
- Kalra — principal coauthor (person)
- Leyva — coauthor (person)
- Limón — coauthor (person)
- Mark Stone — coauthor (person)
- McCarty — coauthor (person)
- McGuire — principal coauthor (person)
- Monning — principal coauthor (person)
- Mullin — principal coauthor (person)
- Nazarian — coauthor (person)
- Santiago — principal coauthor (person)
- Skinner — principal coauthor (person)
- Ting — coauthor (person)
- Wood — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-03** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-04** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 3.
- **2018-01-16** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13** 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`
- **2018-03-21** Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Set for hearing April 17.
- **2018-04-18** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 4717.) (April 17). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Set for hearing April 24.
- **2018-04-30** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4813.) (April 24). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-05-01** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2018-05-04** Set for hearing May 14.
- **2018-05-14** May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2018-05-18** Set for hearing May 25.
- **2018-05-25** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4297.) (May 25). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-05-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4386.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-05-31** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2018-06-07** Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-11** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-06-21** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 20). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-25** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. `amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1`
- **2018-06-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2018-08-07** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-09** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2018-08-09** Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-16** Joint Rule 61(b)(13,14,15,16) suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 6302.)
- **2018-08-20** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-22** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 22). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-08-23** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2018-08-24** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 6983.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2018-08-31** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 6132.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2018-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2018-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d3812b2-6c3f-4ccc-b939-2fbb8060cf24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).