Jesse Gabriel
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 46
Author
Existing law regulates various business activities and practices, including the sale of telephones. Existing law requires a smartphone, as defined, that is manufactured on or after July 1, 2015, and sold in California after that date, to provide certain functionality, as specified. This bill would prohibit a manufacturer from selling a small electronic device, as defined, for the first time, and first sold in California, on or after January 1, 2026, unless that small electronic device meets certain criteria, including being equipped with a USB Type-C receptacle, as specified. The bill would require a wholesaler or retailer of a small electronic device manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, to offer to make the sale without a charging device, and to display, as specified, certain information depending on the existence and specifications of an included charging device. The bill also would require the wholesaler or retailer to provide a specified purchaser with certain information relating to the wired charging devices that can be used with the small electronic device, as specified. The bill would exempt from its provisions the sale of a secondhand small electronic device, the sale of a laptop before July 1, 2026, and the sale of a small electronic device of a specified size. The bill would authorize an action brought exclusively by the Attorney General, a district attorney, a county counsel, or a city attorney. The bill would entitle a prevailing plaintiff in the action to injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The bill would state that any waiver of these provisions is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable. The bill would state that its provisions are severable. The bill would also make related findings and declarations.
In committee: Held under submission.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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.
Referred to Coms. on B., P. & E. D. and JUD.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2040.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 11).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1659 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/30/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/13/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/19/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/28/23 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/08/23- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 04/15/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/30/23- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 07/07/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/18/23- Senate Appropriations |
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