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SENATE BILL 602 (FIGUEROA-2003)
CHAPTER 533, STATUTES OF 2003 - SB 602
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Sections from the Civil Code, Penal Code and Public Utilities Code, relating to personal information, were affected in 2003 following legislative approval of Senate Bill 602. (See Exhibit #1l) This measure was introduced on February 20, 2003 by Senator Liz Figueroa at the request of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, the American Association of Retired Persons, California Chapter, and the California Public Interest Research Group. (See Exhibits #1a and #18a, page 2) At this time, Senator Figueroa chaired the Senate Select Committee on Technological Crime and the Consumer. (See Exhibit #4, document SP-1)
Senate Bill 602 was assigned to the Senate Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety and the Assembly Committees on Judiciary and Banking and Finance where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #2, #3, #5, #10 and #12) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. (See Exhibits #7 and #14) Ten amendments were made to Senate Bill 602 during legislative consideration. (See Exhibits #1b through #1k; and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 602 on September 24, 2003, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on September 25, 2003 as Chapter 533 of the Statutes of 2003. (See Exhibits #1l and #2)
The Senate Third Reading analysis prepared by the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance summarized Senate Bill 602 as last amended on September 10, 2003, as follows:
… Establishes the Identity Theft Prevention and Assistance Act that provides various protections and support for victims of identity theft.
(See Exhibit #16c, page 1)