TikTok ban on state worker phones won’t happen this year after Assembly vote stalls

CALIFORNIA WON’T JOIN more than 30 other states and the federal government in banning the TikTok app on state phones and devices — at least not this year.

Senate Bill 74 — a bipartisan effort between Sens. Bill Dodd, a Napa Democrat, and Brian Jones, a San Diego Republican — was shelved while it was on the Assembly floor for a vote before the Legislature adjourns this coming Thursday, even though it had a relatively smooth path.