https://phys.org/news/2018-10-california-sued-doj-governor-net.html > California's bill, written by State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, had been hard-fought by ISPs, which argued along the way that it would be hard for them to have to comply with state-by-state regulations. The bill had a rough road in the state Legislature, where at one point it was watered down by one committee before consumer protections were restored to the version that eventually passed. > "This is a historic day for California," Wiener said in a statement Sunday. "Today marks a true win for the internet and for an open society. I'm proud of the broad and diverse grassroots coalition that moved this legislation forward and got it passed."