Enrolled September 04, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 22, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 02, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 918Introduced by Senator Umberg(Coauthors: Assembly Members Dixon, Lowenthal, Ortega, and Joe Patterson)January 10, 2024An act to add Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social media platforms.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 918, Umberg. Law enforcement contact process: search warrants.Existing law generally regulates a social media platform, including by requiring a social media platform to clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the social media platform and to include a link to that reporting mechanism, as prescribed.This bill would require a social media platform to maintain a law enforcement contact process that, among other things, makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information. The bill would, except as prescribed, also require a social media platform to comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if the search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency, the subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform, and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.This bill would not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users and would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
Enrolled September 04, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 22, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 02, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 918Introduced by Senator Umberg(Coauthors: Assembly Members Dixon, Lowenthal, Ortega, and Joe Patterson)January 10, 2024An act to add Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social media platforms.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 918, Umberg. Law enforcement contact process: search warrants.Existing law generally regulates a social media platform, including by requiring a social media platform to clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the social media platform and to include a link to that reporting mechanism, as prescribed.This bill would require a social media platform to maintain a law enforcement contact process that, among other things, makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information. The bill would, except as prescribed, also require a social media platform to comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if the search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency, the subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform, and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.This bill would not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users and would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2025.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Enrolled September 04, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 30, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 22, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2024 Amended IN Senate May 02, 2024 Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024
Enrolled September 04, 2024
Passed IN Senate August 30, 2024
Passed IN Assembly August 28, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 22, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 19, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 05, 2024
Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2024
Amended IN Senate May 02, 2024
Amended IN Senate March 18, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 918
Introduced by Senator Umberg(Coauthors: Assembly Members Dixon, Lowenthal, Ortega, and Joe Patterson)January 10, 2024
Introduced by Senator Umberg(Coauthors: Assembly Members Dixon, Lowenthal, Ortega, and Joe Patterson)
January 10, 2024
An act to add Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social media platforms.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 918, Umberg. Law enforcement contact process: search warrants.
Existing law generally regulates a social media platform, including by requiring a social media platform to clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the social media platform and to include a link to that reporting mechanism, as prescribed.This bill would require a social media platform to maintain a law enforcement contact process that, among other things, makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information. The bill would, except as prescribed, also require a social media platform to comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if the search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency, the subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform, and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.This bill would not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users and would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2025.
Existing law generally regulates a social media platform, including by requiring a social media platform to clearly and conspicuously state whether it has a mechanism for reporting violent posts that is available to users and nonusers of the social media platform and to include a link to that reporting mechanism, as prescribed.
This bill would require a social media platform to maintain a law enforcement contact process that, among other things, makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information. The bill would, except as prescribed, also require a social media platform to comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if the search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency, the subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform, and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.
This bill would not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users and would make its provisions operative on July 1, 2025.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
SECTION 1. Chapter 31.6 (commencing with Section 22946) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement
CHAPTER 31.6. Social Media Platforms and Law Enforcement
22946. As used in this chapter:(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. (d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.
22946. As used in this chapter:
(a) Law enforcement agency means a law enforcement agency in the state.
(b) Law enforcement liaison means a natural person employed by a social media platform who serves as a point of contact with law enforcement agencies.
(c) Search warrant means a search warrant duly executed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1523) of Title 12 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(d) Social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.
22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.
22946.1. (a) A social media platform shall maintain a law enforcement contact process that does all of the following:
(1) Makes available a staffed hotline for law enforcement personnel for purposes of receiving, and responding to, requests for information.
(2) Provides continual availability of the law enforcement contact process.
(3) Includes a method to provide status updates to a requesting law enforcement agency on a request for information or a warrant provided pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) (1) Except as provided by any other law, including, but not limited to, the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act (Title 5.7 (commencing with Section 13775) of Part 4 of the Penal Code) and Section 1546.5 of the Penal Code, a social media platform shall comply with a search warrant within 72 hours if both of the following apply:
(A) The search warrant is provided to the social media platform by a law enforcement agency.
(B) The subject of the search warrant is information associated with an account on the social media platform and that information is controlled by a user of the social media platform.
(2) A court may reasonably extend the time required to comply with a search warrant pursuant to this subdivision if the court makes a written finding that the social media platform has shown good cause for that extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result, as defined in Section 1524.2 of the Penal Code.
22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.
22946.2. This chapter does not apply to a social media platform with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.
22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
22946.3. This chapter shall become operative on July 1, 2025.