HAIL and SB 690 address different rules.
A federal commercial-purpose proposal and California’s narrower online pen-register measure should be explained on their own terms.
Official record checked September 25, 2026, at 18:14 UTC.
SB 690 passed the Legislature on August 28. The official record still shows it enrolled with the Governor; its last recorded action is September 4 presentment. No signature date or chapter number was located. Official status · Official history.
SB 690 passed the Legislature on August 28. The official record still shows it enrolled with the Governor; its last recorded action is September 4 presentment. No signature date or chapter number was located. Official status · Official history.
| Question | HAIL · H.R. 10263 | California · SB 690 |
|---|---|---|
| Which rules? | Specified federal and state surveillance-law claims and enforcement. | Certain civil actions under Penal Code §637.2 for §638.51 conduct alleged to arise on websites or online/mobile applications. |
| Core approach | Broad commercial-purpose bar for covered collection, processing and disclosure. | Reserves this identified civil-action route to the Attorney General. The enrolled restriction has no commercial-purpose or small-business qualifier. |
| Pending proceedings | Introduced text reaches covered proceedings already underway. | Enrolled text reaches pending claims in actions commenced within two years before the operative date. It measures when the action began, not when a visit occurred. |
| Important boundary | Not limited to small businesses or claims found frivolous. | Does not amend §§631 or 632, or repeal §638.51. The targeted civil-action restriction does not remove criminal enforcement. |
An effective date is a separate question.
If enacted this September, the enrolled non-urgency bill’s ordinary effective and operative date would be January 1, 2027. That is a conditional inference from California’s constitutional default, not a verified enacted date. Under that assumption, the pending-action commencement window would begin January 1, 2025.
September 30 is the applicable Governor action deadline, not the effective date. Official feeds can lag; check the primary record for later actions.