AB 522

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 31, 2023
  • Senate
  • Governor

State departments: investigations and hearings: administrative subpoenas.

Abstract

Existing law authorizes the head of a department in state government to make investigations and prosecute actions concerning all matters relating to the business activities and subjects under the jurisdiction of the department, violations of any law or rule or order of the department, and other matters as may be provided by law. Existing law requires the head of a department, in any hearing in any part of the state or in any investigation conducted pursuant to the law described above, to issue process and subpoenas in a manner consistent with the California Constitution and the United States Constitution. Existing law requires the process and subpoenas to be served in the same manner as provided for the service of a summons, as prescribed. Existing law, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, prohibits a government entity from compelling the production of, or access to, electronic communication information from a service provider, subject to certain exceptions, including by authorizing a government entity to compel the production of, or access to, electronic communication information from a service provider pursuant to a subpoena if the information is not sought for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a criminal offense and compelling the production of, or access to, the information via the subpoena is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. This bill would authorize a department to use an administrative subpoena to obtain electronic communication information from a service provider only if certain conditions are met, including that the department has served notice of the administrative subpoena on the customer, as prescribed, and a copy of the administrative subpoena is attached to the notice. This bill would require a service provider to make a copy of any electronic communication information within the scope of the subpoena and to retain it only until the information is disclosed pursuant to the subpoena, or the subpoena is quashed or modified. The bill would require a service provider to maintain, for a period of 5 years, a record of any disclosure pursuant to the bill. The bill would require a service provider to provide to a customer, upon request and the payment of the reasonable cost of reproduction and delivery, any part of the record maintained pursuant to the bill that relates to the customer.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Sep 01, 2023

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 14, 2023

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jul 12, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 28, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

Jun 14, 2023

Senate

Referred to Coms. on JUD. and PUB S.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on JUD. and PUB S.

Jun 01, 2023

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 31, 2023

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 2052.)

May 18, 2023

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Assembly

Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).

May 17, 2023

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 25, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 22, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Feb 17, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on P. & C.P. and PUB. S.

Feb 08, 2023

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 10.

Feb 07, 2023

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB522 HTML
02/07/23 - Introduced PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/19/23- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection PDF
04/24/23- Assembly Public Safety PDF
05/16/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/19/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/23/23- Senate Judiciary PDF
07/07/23- Senate Public Safety PDF
08/11/23- Senate Appropriations PDF

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