It requires all mobile phones sold in the state to be enabled with the anti-theft technology by default. 
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Mandatory phone kill switch bill resurrected by California Senate
The first time it came up for a vote, legislators turned it down, saying the pro-consumer bill would be “bad for business”. Now, after having dropped the requirement for tablets and having added 7 months to the deadline for phones to have mandatory kill switches, the bill has passed and is headed to the Assembly. 