CaliforniaPrivacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness: injunctive relief.
What it does
Existing law makes any person who knowingly uses another's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods, or services, without that person's prior consent liable for damages, as specified.
More detail
This bill would provide that a party seeking relief pursuant to those provisions may also seek an injunction or temporary restraining order according to specified procedures. The bill would require the respondent to comply with the order within 2 business days from the day the order is served, unless otherwise required by the order, if the court grants the applicant a temporary restraining order without notice to the opposing party that requires the respondent to remove, recall, or otherwise cease the publication or distribution of the petitioner's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness. The bill would make other nonsubstantive changes.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3344 of the Civil Code proposed by SB 11 to be operative only if this bill and SB 11 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 10Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 590, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 22Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 11Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2883.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB683 Cortese Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 10In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 683 Cortese Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3166.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 3Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 3Read third time and amended.Major
- Jul 3Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 2From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 2).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 18Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Major
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 17).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5Referred to Coms. on JUD., P. & C.P., and APPR.Minor
- May 28In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1293.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 23Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1209.) (May 23).Minor
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- Apr 28April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Set for hearing April 28.
- Apr 10Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 9From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 706.) (April 8).Major
- Apr 8
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 3Set for hearing April 8.
- Apr 2Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.Minor
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Major
- Mar 5Referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 24From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced