SACRAMENTO, Calif. –- California legislators passed a bill that prohibits rental companies from accessing a car's electronic fleet-tracking data unless the vehicle is a week overdue or is reported stolen, missing or abandoned.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is now considering the legislation. Assemblywoman Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) introduced the bill.

The bill would require that rental companies carefully document any such use of surveillance data, and store these records for a minimum of 12 months. These records would become available to the renter upon request.

The bill also would prohibit using electronic surveillance technology to track a renter's driving practices in order to impose fines. The bill's definition of surveillance technology includes telematics, global positioning systems (GPS), wireless technology, location-based technology and event data recorders.