Existing law prohibits a person from selling or distributing a balloon constructed of electrically conductive material and filled with a gas lighter than air without affixing to the balloon a weighted object, the identity of the manufacturer, and a warning statement, and prohibits the sale or distribution of an electrically conductive balloon filled with a gas lighter than air that is attached to an electrically conductive string, tether, streamer, or another electrically conductive balloon or appurtenance. A violation of those provisions is a misdemeanor.
California AB 2450 (20172018) — Electrically conductive balloons.
Existing law prohibits a person from selling or distributing a balloon constructed of electrically conductive material and filled with a gas lighter than air without affixing to the balloon a weighted object, the identity of the manufacturer, and a warning statement, and prohibits the sale or distribution of an electrically conductive balloon filled with a gas lighter than air that is attached to an electrically conductive string, tether, streamer, or another electrically conductive balloon or appurtenance. A violation of those provisions is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2450 QUIRK Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 62–15 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 13–3 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2450 Quirk By Hill — 27–11 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–2 (pass) · upper
AB 2450 QUIRK Assembly Third Reading — 56–12 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Quirk — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2018-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2018-03-12 Referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-05-03 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-07 Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. referral-committee
2018-05-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-05-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-10 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 12. Page 5128.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-10 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2018-05-24 Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. referral-committee
2018-06-11 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-2, reading-1, amendment-introduction
2018-06-19 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-08-16 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5335.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-16 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2018-08-23 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 15. Page 6489.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-08-28 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2018-09-05 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-05 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 262, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/73112737-4e8a-4d72-8ea4-93b30fc67cfd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).