Existing law prohibits a person or entity from providing the operation of a voice recognition feature within this state without prominently informing, during the initial setup or installation of a connected television, either the user or the person designated by the user to perform the initial setup or installation of the connected television. Existing law further prohibits any actual recordings of spoken word collected through the operation of a voice recognition feature by the manufacturer of a connected television, or a third party contracting with a manufacturer of a connected television, from being sold or used for any advertising purpose. Existing law prohibits a person or entity from compelling a manufacturer or other entity providing the operation of a voice recognition feature to build specific features for the purpose of allowing an investigative or law enforcement officer to monitor communications through that feature. Existing law prohibits a waiver of these prohibitions and authorizes their enforcement by injunction or civil penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General or a district attorney.
California SB 296 (20232024) — In-vehicle cameras.
Existing law prohibits a person or entity from providing the operation of a voice recognition feature within this state without prominently informing, during the initial setup or installation of a connected television, either the user or the person designated by the user to perform the initial setup or installation of the connected television. Existing law further prohibits any actual recordings of spoken word collected through the operation of a voice recognition feature by the manufacturer of a connected television, or a third party contracting with a manufacturer of a connected television, from being sold or used for any advertising purpose. Existing law prohibits a person or entity from compelling a manufacturer or other entity providing the operation of a voice recognition feature to build specific features for the purpose of allowing an investigative or law enforcement officer to monitor communications through that feature. Existing law prohibits a waiver of these prohibitions and authorizes their enforcement by injunction or civil penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General or a district attorney.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB296 Dodd et al. Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
SB 296 Dodd Senate Third Reading By Connolly — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Dodd — primary (person)
Connolly — coauthor (person)
Grayson — coauthor (person)
Ting — coauthor (person)
Weber — coauthor (person)
Wilson — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-02 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-03 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2023-02-15 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-14 Set for hearing March 28.
2023-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 576.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-03 Set for hearing April 10.
2023-04-10 April 10 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
2023-05-12 Set for hearing May 18.
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1164.) (May 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-06-15 Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-06-28 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-06-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-23 August 23 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3154.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-12 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2672.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2023-10-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 864, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/570acafa-e56f-4001-8a1e-d13429842406. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).