Despite the legal uncertainties and the prospect of liberal California aligning itself with conservative states on porn policy, the bill, by Modesto Republican Juan Alanis, had two Democratic coauthors, Sen. Susan Rubio of West Covina and Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo of Santa Clarita Valley.
It coasted through the Assembly without a single member of either party voting “no,” according to the Digital Democracy database. It passed the Senate’s Judiciary Committee unanimously in early July.
But last week, the bill did not make it out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where it was held in what’s known as “the suspense file,” along with dozens of other controversial or costly bills.
Read more at: No age verification needed for online porn in CA after bill dies (calmatters.org)
