The sprawling bill that offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens was approved 32-1 by the state Senate in May faces a vote in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday and must win final approval by Aug. 31 to reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk this year. 

The lawsuit filed in part by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office alleged false advertising and automatic renewal of customer subscriptions.

Perhaps more than any other part of the country, California stands to benefit from the $2.2 trillion proposal by Joe Biden.