California AB 1921 Dies in Senate Committee After 4-3 Vote as ESA Lobbied Against It
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Updated · GamingOnLinux · Jun 30
California AB 1921 Dies in Senate Committee After 4-3 Vote as ESA Lobbied Against It
3 articles · Updated · GamingOnLinux · Jun 30
Summary
AB 1921 stalled in the California Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee after winning only four Democratic yes votes, with three Republicans opposed and remaining Democrats abstaining.
Those abstentions effectively killed the Protect Our Games Act for this session because committee rules required a majority of yes votes for the bill to advance.
Stop Killing Games volunteers said the Entertainment Software Association lobbied against the measure and argued some of its claims to lawmakers were misleading or false.
One ESA representative reportedly described community-run servers for games such as Minecraft and Call of Duty as "illegal," underscoring the dispute over how game preservation and unofficial servers are framed.
The setback ends California's first push on the issue for now, though campaign backers said they still view the effort as a foundation for a better-funded future attempt.