republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-962.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Smartphones."
description: "Existing law regulates various business activities and practices, including the sale of telephones."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 962"
citation: "California SB 962 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Smartphones."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leno"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 31
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2014-02-06"
last_action: "2014-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9f84ad9-3531-47a3-9fb7-f34dbf772250"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962"
source_hash: "8f930d53112dc3da042d62980305055ebdf6c7fe8f855d06abc417990647e23b"
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 962 (20132014) — Smartphones.

Existing law regulates various business activities and practices, including the sale of telephones.

## Version chain

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

1. **02/06/14 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96299INT)
2. **03/24/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96298AMD)
3. **04/09/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96297AMD)
4. **05/05/14 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96296AMD)
5. **06/02/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96295AMD)
6. **06/12/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96294AMD)
7. **07/01/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96293AMD)
8. **08/04/14 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96292AMD)
9. **08/25/14 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96290CHP)
10. **SB962** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962)
11. **08/12/14 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB962&version=20130SB96291ENR)

## Votes

- Unfinished Business SB962 Leno Concurrence — **28–8** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading SB962 Leno Reconsider — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 962 Leno Senate Third Reading By BRADFORD — **53–20** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **26–8** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **19–17** (fail) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Utilities and Commerce. — **11–3** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended. — **9–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leno — primary (person)
- DeSaulnier — coauthor (person)
- Hancock — coauthor (person)
- Pavley — coauthor (person)
- Skinner — principal coauthor (person)
- Wolk — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-06** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `reading-1, introduction`
- **2014-02-07** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.
- **2014-02-27** Referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-07** Set for hearing April 1.
- **2014-03-24** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-04-08** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 3078.) (April 1). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-09** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-24** Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 19. Noes 17. Page 3243.) `reading-3, failure, reading-1`
- **2014-04-24** Motion to reconsider made by Senator Leno.
- **2014-04-24** Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3244.)
- **2014-05-05** Read third time and amended. `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-05** Ordered to second reading.
- **2014-05-06** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-05-08** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 8. Page 3415.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-05-08** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2014-05-19** Referred to Coms. on B.,P. & C.P. and U. & C. `referral-committee`
- **2014-06-02** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-10** Hearing postponed by committee.
- **2014-06-12** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B.,P. & C.P. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2014-06-17** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on U. & C. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2014-06-30** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (June 23). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-01** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-07-02** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2014-08-04** Read third time and amended. (Page 5847.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-04** Ordered to third reading.
- **2014-08-07** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 20. Page 5908.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2014-08-07** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2014-08-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 4400.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2014-08-13** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
- **2014-08-25** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-25** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 275, Statutes of 2014.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9f84ad9-3531-47a3-9fb7-f34dbf772250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).