SB 682 dies in the Assembly Appropriations Committee

According to an article by Mark Gladstone, a San Jose Mercury reporter working out of their Sacramento bureau, published on August 26, 2005, and entitled "Setback for law on RFID limits--TECH BATTLES CONCERNS OVER PUBLIC AGENCY USE:

"SACRAMENTO - In the face of fierce opposition from high-tech companies, landmark state legislation to limit public agencies from using radio frequency devices was dealt a major setback Thursday.

"The Assembly Appropriations Committee, without discussion, shelved the measure for the year, though Sen. Joe Simitian, who has been pushing the proposal, vowed to try to revive it before the Legislature adjourns for the year on Sept. 9."

During today's interview, which you can access by clicking here, State Senator Simitian explained how SB 682 was put on the "suspense" calendar in the California Assembly's Appropriations Committee and subsequently failed to pass out of that committee to the Assembly floor for a final vote to pass it, after enjoying considerable success in the California Senate, as well as in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

SB 768, identical except in name to SB 682, is resurrected for consideration on the Assembly floor in 2006

Through some fast-and-fancy legislative footwork, however, this very same bill, the "Identity Information Protection Act of 2005," has been re-incarnated as SB 768, a bill currently on the "inactive" list but now eligible for consideration on the floor of the State Assembly, where it can be taken up for a final vote of passage when the California Legislature returns to Sacramento for the 2006 legislative term, without having to re-pass either the State Senate or the Assembly Judiciary Committee, and without having to spend any more time on the Appropriations Committee's "suspense" calendar where it finally ran out of steam this term.

You can listen to Senator Simitian talking in detail about the provisions, the history, and what he considers to be the necessity of the "Identity Information Protection Act of 2005" (probably to be renamed the "Identify Information Protection Act of 2006," now) by clicking here.

past coverage on California Politics Today of SB 768 (formerly SB 682)

You can listen to previous California Politics Today coverage of the battle over SB 682 (now SB 768), by clicking on the date/title of these earlier reports:

7-29-05: Roxanne Gould, High-Tech Trust Coalition spokesperson, makes the case against SB 682 (California Politics Today™ #394)

7-25-05: California State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) updates SB 682 developments, warns of "surveillance by skimming" dangers, says he wants more discussion (California Politics Today™ #392)

6-3-05: California State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) discusses SB 682, the Identity Information Protection Act of 2005 (California Politics Today™ #362)

 

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