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Employment: personal social media of applicant or employee.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA SB 638 · Senate Bill · 2021–2022

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 31, 2022

What it does

Existing law prohibits an employer from requiring or requesting an employee or applicant for employment to disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media, to access personal social media in the presence of the employer, or to divulge any personal social media. Existing law also prohibits an employer from discharging, disciplining, threatening to discharge or discipline, or otherwise retaliating against an employee or applicant for not complying with a request or demand by the employer that violates these provisions. Existing law defines the term "social media" for those purposes to mean an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including,…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 31, 2022

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

Work with this bill

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