California Senate Bill 346
Session 20212022
In-vehicle cameras.
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Sep 29, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
346
State
California
Session
20212022
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB346 Wieckowski et al. Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Yes
Dahle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gonzalez
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Other
Yes
Rubio
Yes
Summary
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.
This bill would prohibit any images or video recordings collected through the operation of an in-vehicle camera from being used for any advertising purpose or being sold to any third party. The bill would also prohibit these images or video recordings from being shared with third parties, except as provided. The bill would also prohibit any recording obtained through operation of an in-vehicle camera from being retained at any location other than the vehicle itself, or being downloaded, retrieved, or otherwise accessed by a person or entity other than the user, as defined, without affirmative prior consent, as defined, except as provided. The bill would require a person or entity that provides the operation of an in-vehicle camera in this state to provide effective mechanisms for a consumer to revoke consent. The bill would prohibit a person or entity from compelling a manufacturer or other entity providing the operation of an in-vehicle camera to build specific features for the purpose of allowing an investigative or law enforcement officer to monitor images through that feature. The bill would prohibit a waiver of these protections, and would authorize their enforcement by injunction or civil penalty in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General or a district attorney. The bill would specify that these provisions do not apply to cameras installed in vehicles that are primarily for commercial use, as specified, and do not reduce the rights afforded to a consumer or the obligations imposed on a business under any applicable state or federal law, and that in the case of a conflict between these provisions and any other law, the law providing for the greater protection for the right of privacy for consumers controls.
02/09/21 - Introduced
February 9, 2021
06/21/21 - Amended Assembly
June 21, 2021
06/15/22 - Amended Assembly
June 15, 2022
06/23/22 - Amended Assembly
June 23, 2022
08/15/22 - Amended Assembly
August 15, 2022
08/24/22 - Amended Assembly
August 24, 2022
09/01/22 - Enrolled
September 1, 2022
03/12/21- Senate Judiciary
March 12, 2021
04/02/21- Senate Appropriations
April 2, 2021
05/22/21- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 22, 2021
06/20/22- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
June 20, 2022
08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations
August 1, 2022
08/17/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 17, 2022
08/24/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 24, 2022
08/29/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 29, 2022
10/11/22- Sen. Floor Analyses
October 11, 2022
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09/29/2022
Senate
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
09/29/2022
Senate
Vetoed by the Governor.
09/06/2022
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
08/30/2022
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 36. Noes 3. Page 5277.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/29/2022
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/29/2022
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
08/24/2022
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/24/2022
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
08/16/2022
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/15/2022
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/11/2022
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 11).
08/03/2022
Assembly
August 3 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
06/23/2022
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/22/2022
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 21).
06/15/2022
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
06/21/2021
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
06/03/2021
Assembly
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
05/26/2021
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/26/2021
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 3. Page 1255.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/20/2021
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/20/2021
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1188.) (May 20).
05/14/2021
Senate
Set for hearing May 20.
04/05/2021
Senate
April 5 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
03/19/2021
Senate
Set for hearing April 5.
03/16/2021
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 518.) (March 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/04/2021
Senate
Set for hearing March 16.
02/22/2021
Senate
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
02/22/2021
Senate
(Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
02/22/2021
Senate
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
02/17/2021
Senate
Referred to Com. on JUD.
02/10/2021
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
02/09/2021
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 10, 2021 6:02:00 AM
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 12:24:15 PM