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SB683Introduced in the Senate

Privacy: use of a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.

Passed

Introduced by Dave Cortese, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An act to amend Section 3344 of the Civil Code, relating to privacy.

Where it stands

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 590, Statutes of 2025.

October 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

Assembly votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Unfinished Business SB683 Cortese Concurrence · September 11, 2025

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Megan Dahle1Yes
Mike McGuire2Yes
Christopher Cabaldon3Yes
Marie Alvarado-Gil4Yes
Jerry McNerney5Yes
Roger Niello6Yes
Jesse Arreguin7Yes
Angelique Ashby8Yes
Tim Grayson9Yes
Aisha Wahab10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.

  3. Read first time.

  4. Referred to Com. on RLS.

  5. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  6. Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.

  7. Set for hearing April 8.

  8. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 706.) (April 8).

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. Set for hearing April 28.

  11. April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. Set for hearing May 23.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23).

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1293.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  16. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. Referred to Coms. on JUD., P. & C.P., and APPR.

  18. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17).

  19. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  23. Read third time and amended.

  24. Ordered to third reading.

  25. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3166.) Ordered to the Senate.

  26. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  27. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2883.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  28. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  29. Approved by the Governor.

  30. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 590, Statutes of 2025.

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