“This bill has moved far too quickly, is too complex and has not received thorough vetting or discussion,” said Roxanne Gould, a spokeswoman for the American Electronics Association, which opposes the measure. The legislation, which was amended repeatedly to address industry concerns, had already passed the Senate and the Assembly’s Judiciary Committee.
“I believe that industry opposition played a key role in the decision to hold the bill in committee,” state Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), the bill’s author, told RFID Journal. He expressed hope of reviving the bill before the legislative session ends September 9. “There is a series of parliamentary hoops to jump through, but two weeks is a lifetime in politics,” he said.
Posted September 2, 2005.