The California Attorney General’s office backed SB 1418 in a June 30 Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing, presenting the bill as a way to extend election-custody protections beyond voted ballots to other sensitive records, equipment and electronic data.
A processed summary of the hearing says Deputy Attorney General Tiffany Broca spoke for the office, with Malcolm Rubegan also identified as available to answer questions. The summary says the proposal was tied to concerns about the seizure and custody of ballots and other election materials, and that it would broaden existing protections to cover records, equipment and digital materials.
The same summary and accompanying entity extract identify SB 1418 as a bill protecting sensitive election documents and equipment from seizure or removal. They also note that the measure was discussed alongside references to a prior bill, SB 73, and to ballots seized from last year’s special election on Proposition 50.
The hearing materials do not show the bill’s current language, any amendment language or whether the committee took a final vote on SB 1418.
