GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO
THE AUGUST 17TH 22. HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE. IT IS OUR LAST
HEARING OF THE YEAR. IT SHOULD
BE. IS IT? NOT AT ALL? IT MAY
NOT BE OUR LAST HEARING OF THE
YEAR. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF
INCREDIBLE WORK BEFORE WE
PROCEED. MADAM SECRETARY, CAN WE
CALL THE ROLLING ESTABLISHED A
QUICK CORN BRIAN HERE IN HERE.
SEYARTO TOÀN ARTO HERE, BENNETT
AND IT HERE LOW. HELLO HERE,
MAZE. MULLEN. BLANCA RUBIO. YOU
HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY DO THE COPAYMENT. OVER
19 PANDEMIC. WE CONTINUE TO
OPERATE WITH MODIFIED COMMITTEE
PROCEDURES. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC OR HERE. ARE ENCOURAGED
TO WEAR MASK. WE HAVE TWO
OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO
TESTIFY. TODAY'S HEARING. ONE IS
IN PERSON AND ONE IS BY A
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE
COMMITTEE HAS JUST ONE BILL ND
ITS AGENDA. THERE WILL BE A
MAXIMUM TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THAT BILL INTO MY TWO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
WITH A LIMIT OF TWO MINUTES PER
WITNESS AFTER WE'VE HEARD FROM
THE PRIMARY WITNESSES, THE
PUBLIC LIVE UP TO 15 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT. STARTING WITH MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HERE IN
THIS ROOM. OTHER WITNESSES ARE
LIMITED TO PROVIDING THEIR NAME
ORGANIZATION THEY REPRESENT.
THEIR POSITION ON THE BILL.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL BE
RULED OUT OF ORDER. IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO GET THROUGH ON THE
PHONE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. IT'S WRITTEN TESTIMONY
WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD FOR THIS BILL. THOSE
WATCHING THIS HEARING REMOTELY
AND WHO WISH TO CALL IN TO
REGISTER. YOUR POSITION TO CALL
IN NUMBER FOR THIS HEARING IS
87769 TO 89 57. THE ACCESS CODE
IS 185. OH, ONE. 100. WE WILL
WAIT FOR SENATOR SKINNER TO
COME. SHE IS ON HER WAY AND
BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANTED
TO THANK THE INCREDIBLE
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE STAFF AND
TEAM. THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN MY
FIRST YEAR CHAIRING THIS
COMMITTEE AND A LOT OF THE WORK
WE'VE DONE. I THINK IT IS.
INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF
CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS EXPANDED
THE VOTE. ALRIGHT IN AND
CONTINUE TO HELP OUR STATE LEAD.
AS A BEACON OF DEMOCRACY, SO
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
TIRELESS COMMITMENT AND WORK.
SENATOR SKINNER WELCOME.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UM
I'M. PRESENTING SB 746. AND THE
REASON I UNDERSTAND WE'RE HAVING
HEARING ASSIGNED PROPOSING
AUTHOR AMENDMENTS THAT REQUIRE
THE REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED
ANNUALLY. AND REQUIRE THE REPORT
TO BE MAINTAINED ON RECORD FOR
FOUR YEARS AFTER INITIALLY FILED
AND THESE AMENDMENTS WERE WORKED
WITH WORKED OUT. WITH YOUR
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT AND THE F
PPC OVER RESEARCH RECESS. TO
ENSURE THAT THE LANGUAGE WAS
SATISFACTORY WITH ALL PARTIES.
AND IT IS WHAT'S IN THE BILL AND
PRINT TODAY. JUST TO REMIND YOU
. THE ISSUE IS THAT ONLINE
PLATFORMS ARE CHANGING. HOW WE
GET INFORMATION THAT'S HAVING
EFFECT ON OUR SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL SPACES. AND THE
ALGORITHMS. THOSE VARIOUS
PLATFORMS USED MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR COMPANIES TO INDIVIDUALLY
INFLUENCE VOTER BEHAVIOR BY
TARGETING SPECIALIZED POLITICAL
ADS. AND SO WHAT? THE BILL IS
INTENTION IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT
ONLINE PLATFORMS HAVE MORE
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THEIR ONLINE
POLITICAL ACTIVITY. UM AND
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF IT. SO I
WOULD LIKE MY WITNESS DOUG
SUPERS FROM CALIFORNIANS FOR
CONSUMER PRIVACY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS DOUG SEWERS ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA'S FOR
CONSUMER PRICE PRIVACY. PLEASED
TO BE HERE TODAY AND SUPPORT OF
SB 7 46. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
SENATOR SKINNER AND HER TEAM AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL OVER THE LAST MONTH
AND A HALF AND THINK IT REALLY
WILL GO A LONG WAY, IMPROVING
TERM TRANSPARENCY AND
DISCLOSURE. SHOULD THESE
ACTIVITIES OCCUR AND IMPROVE AND
ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
ELECTIONS PROCESS. AS WE TALKED
ABOUT IN JUNE, YOU KNOW, CAN'T
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN ONE OF
THE PRIMARY MECHANISMS TO ENGAGE
IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
HISTORICALLY UM, SO CALIFORNIA'S
CAMPAIGN AND DISCLOSURE LAWS ARE
BUILT AROUND THAT CONTEXT AS
TECHNOLOGY HAS EVOLVED,
INNOVATION HAS CREATED THE
POTENTIAL FOR A PLATFORM TO
INFLUENCE IN ELECTIONS WITHOUT
THE TYPE OF DISCLOSURE. UM, THAT
IS IMPORTANT FOR VOTERS TO
UNDERSTAND. SO WE THINK THAT
THIS MEASURE WILL IMPROVE THE
SYSTEMS OF DISCLOSURE AND ENSURE
THAT VOTERS HAVE ROBUST
INFORMATION WHEN CONSIDERING, UM
HOW THEY WILL VOTE IN AN
ELECTION. AND FOR THOSE REASONS
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SAYING NO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IS THERE. ANYBODY IN
THE HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL. MADAM MODERATOR,
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE
LINES WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
GIVE MR TERROR AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF SP 7
46, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND WE HAVE
NO ONE IN Q AT THIS TIME. BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
THEN THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
QUESTIONS COMMENTS ABOUT THIS
BILL. BILL, MR LOW, SECOND BY MR
BENNET AND MISS RUBIO. IT'S
GOING TO MAKE CLOTHES. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING
BACK BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS BILL. LAST
TIME YOU BROUGHT IT. YOU MADE US
A PROMISE THAT YOU WOULD WORK
WITH PPC AND BRING IT BACK TO
US, UH, IN IN AN EVEN STRONGER
FORM, AND YOU KEPT THAT PROMISE
. AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNEW THAT
SAW THAT AND GOT TO VOTE ON
THAT. AND WITH THAT THIS BILL
DOES HAVE A DO PASS. MADAM
SECRETARY, CAN WE CALL THE ROLL?
EMOTION IS DO PASS AS AMENDED.
BRIAN BRIAN I SEYARTO TOÀN
BENNETT. BENNETT I LO HELLO. I'M
AMAZED. MAYS. I MULLEN. BLANCA
RUBIO. BLANCA RUBIO? AYE. THAT
BILL IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
AND THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE HEARING. AH!