California Assembly Bill 56
Session 20252026
Social media: warning labels.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
56
State
California
Session
20252026
Rubio
Coauthor
Motion Text
AB 56 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Assembly Roll Call Votes
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Ávila Farías
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Johnson
No
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Other
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Summary
Existing law generally regulates social media platforms, including, among other laws, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act that prohibits an operator of an addictive internet-based service or application, including a social media platform, from providing an addictive feed, as defined, to a minor user, except as prescribed.
This bill would enact the Social Media Warning Law that would require a covered platform, as defined, to display a certain black box warning to certain users each day the user initially accesses the social media platform, again after 3 hours of cumulative active use, and thereafter at least once per hour of cumulative active use, as prescribed.
This bill would specify that its provisions shall not be interpreted to serve as the basis for a private right of action, as specified. The bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2027, and would declare these provisions severable.
12/02/24 - Introduced
December 2, 2024
02/25/25 - Amended Assembly
February 25, 2025
04/21/25 - Amended Assembly
April 21, 2025
05/01/25 - Amended Assembly
May 1, 2025
07/03/25 - Amended Senate
July 3, 2025
07/10/25 - Amended Senate
July 10, 2025
08/29/25 - Amended Senate
August 29, 2025
09/05/25 - Amended Senate
September 5, 2025
09/16/25 - Enrolled
September 16, 2025
10/13/25 - Chaptered
October 13, 2025
04/21/25- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
April 21, 2025
04/25/25- Assembly Judiciary
April 25, 2025
05/12/25- Assembly Appropriations
May 12, 2025
05/28/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 28, 2025
06/27/25- Senate Judiciary
June 27, 2025
07/14/25- Senate Health
July 14, 2025
08/15/25- Senate Appropriations
August 15, 2025
08/29/25- Senate Appropriations
August 29, 2025
09/02/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 2, 2025
09/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
September 8, 2025
10/06/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
October 6, 2025
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10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 671, Statutes of 2025.
10/13/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/24/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/12/2025
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 59. Noes 7. Page 3368.).
09/12/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/11/2025
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 5.).
09/08/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
09/05/2025
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
09/02/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/29/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29).
08/18/2025
Senate
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
07/17/2025
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/10/2025
Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
07/03/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
07/02/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1).
06/11/2025
Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.
05/29/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/29/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 0. Page 1777.)
05/27/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
05/23/2025
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
05/14/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
05/05/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
05/01/2025
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/30/2025
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 29).
04/23/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/23/2025
Assembly
Coauthors revised.
04/22/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
04/21/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
04/01/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
03/12/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
02/26/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
02/25/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
02/24/2025
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
12/03/2024
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
12/02/2024
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Dec 3, 2024 6:39:52 PM
Record Updated
Oct 15, 2025 8:29:58 AM