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SB 822 · 2017-18

Creates state net neutrality rules for internet providers

Official subject Communications: broadband Internet access service.

Became law Chapter 976, Statutes of 2018

Plain-language summary

Creates the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018. Internet service providers may not block lawful content, apps, services, or harmless devices. They may not slow lawful traffic based on content, app, service, or device. Some zero-rating practices are banned. Other services on the same connection may not evade these rules or slow broadband.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Sept. 30, 2018).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Existing law imposes certain obligations in the context of particular transactions, and provides mechanisms to enforce those obligations.

This bill would enact the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018. This act would prohibit fixed and mobile Internet service providers, as defined, that provide broadband Internet access service, as defined, from engaging in specified actions concerning the treatment of Internet traffic. The act would prohibit, among other things, blocking lawful content, applications, services, or nonharmful devices, impairing or degrading lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service, or use of a nonharmful device, and specified practices relating to zero-rating, as defined. It would also prohibit fixed and mobile Internet service providers from offering or providing services other than broadband Internet access service that are delivered over the same last-mile connection as the broadband Internet access service, if those services have the purpose or effect of evading the above-described prohibitions or negatively affect the performance of broadband Internet access service.

Official title

An act to add Title 15 (commencing with Section 3100) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to communications.

Timeline

  1. Jan. 3, 2018 Introduced
  2. May 30, 2018 Passed Senate 23 yes, 12 no
  3. Aug. 30, 2018 Passed Assembly 61 yes, 18 no
  4. Sept. 11, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Sept. 30, 2018 Signed by the Governor
  6. Sept. 30, 2018 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (37 actions)
  1. Jan. 3, 2018 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Jan. 4, 2018 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 3.
  3. Jan. 16, 2018 Referred to Com. on RLS.
  4. March 13, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
  5. March 21, 2018 Re-referred to Coms. on E., U. & C. and JUD.
  6. March 23, 2018 Set for hearing April 17.
  7. April 18, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 3. Page 4717.) (April 17).
  8. April 19, 2018 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  9. April 19, 2018 Set for hearing April 24.
  10. April 30, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4813.) (April 24).
  11. May 1, 2018 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. May 4, 2018 Set for hearing May 14.
  13. May 14, 2018 May 14 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  14. May 18, 2018 Set for hearing May 25.
  15. May 25, 2018 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4297.) (May 25).
  16. May 25, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  17. May 30, 2018 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 4386.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  18. May 31, 2018 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  19. June 7, 2018 Referred to Coms. on C. & C. and P. & C.P.
  20. June 11, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
  21. June 21, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 20).
  22. June 25, 2018 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
  23. June 27, 2018 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  24. Aug. 7, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  25. Aug. 9, 2018 Withdrawn from committee.
  26. Aug. 9, 2018 Re-referred to Com. on C. & C. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
  27. Aug. 16, 2018 Joint Rule 61(b)(13,14,15,16) suspended. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 6302.)
  28. Aug. 20, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on C. & C.
  29. Aug. 22, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (August 22).
  30. Aug. 23, 2018 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  31. Aug. 24, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  32. Aug. 30, 2018 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 61. Noes 18. Page 6983.) Ordered to the Senate.
  33. Aug. 30, 2018 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  34. Aug. 31, 2018 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 6132.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  35. Sept. 11, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  36. Sept. 30, 2018 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  37. Sept. 30, 2018 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 976, Statutes of 2018.