The California Assembly sent AB 2624 to the governor on Aug. 19 after approving the bill 49-13 in one of the session’s most closely watched votes.
The measure expands California’s Safe at Home confidentiality protections to certain immigration support service workers. In a floor summary of the session, supporters said the bill was meant to shield workers from doxing, threats and harassment, while opponents warned it could chill First Amendment activity and target journalists.
The Assembly’s floor action moved the bill one step closer to becoming law after the chamber concurred in the measure and transmitted it to the governor immediately.
The same floor session also included other concurrence votes, but AB 2624 drew the sharpest debate, according to the Assembly floor summary. The summary identified the bill as a privacy measure tied to the state’s Safe at Home program, which provides confidentiality protections for people who face safety risks.
The vote came amid broader legislative action on immigration, privacy and other topics during the Aug. 19 Assembly session, but the floor summary said AB 2624 was the most contested item of the day.
