California Assembly Bill 1709
Session 20252026
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 10, 2026
First Action
Feb 4, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 10, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1709
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 1709 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Ávila Farías
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Summary
Existing law, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, prohibits an operator of an addictive internet-based service or application from providing an addictive feed, as defined, to a user unless the operator does not have actual knowledge that the user is a minor, as specified, or the operator has obtained verifiable parental consent to provide an addictive feed to the user who is a minor.
Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act, beginning January 1, 2027, requires a person who owns, maintains, or controls a software application, as defined, to request age bracket data sent by a real-time secure application programming interface or operating system with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store when the application is downloaded and launched.
This bill would prohibit a covered platform, as defined, from providing an addictive feature, as defined, to a user who is under 16 years of age and would require a covered platform to implement reasonable measures to ensure that users under 16 years of age are not offered or provided any addictive feature on the covered platform. The bill would also authorize the Attorney General to adopt regulations to implement and enforce the bill in order to further the purpose of protecting minors online, including by altering the scope of "covered platform" if the Attorney General determines that doing so is necessary to ensure that "covered platform" applies to internet websites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications that make addictive features, as defined, available to users under 16 years of age.
This bill would impose a civil penalty upon a noncompliant platform and would require its provisions to be enforced by a civil action brought only by the Attorney General or a local public prosecutor, as specified.
This bill would also establish the e-Safety Advisory Commission within the Department of Justice as an independent advisory body that is only for administrative purposes to advise state government on certain matters related to online safety and would require the commission to, on or before January 1 of each year, report to the Legislature and the Governor on, among other things, its activities under the bill.
02/04/26 - Introduced
February 4, 2026
03/19/26 - Amended Assembly
March 19, 2026
04/14/26 - Amended Assembly
April 14, 2026
04/23/26 - Amended Assembly
April 23, 2026
07/09/26 - Amended Senate
July 9, 2026
08/13/26 - Amended Senate
August 13, 2026
08/28/26 - Amended Senate
August 28, 2026
09/04/26 - Enrolled
September 4, 2026
09/10/26 - Chaptered
September 10, 2026
04/14/26- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
April 14, 2026
04/18/26- Assembly Judiciary
April 18, 2026
05/12/26- Assembly Appropriations
May 12, 2026
05/20/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
May 20, 2026
06/20/26- Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
June 20, 2026
06/29/26- Senate Judiciary
June 29, 2026
07/31/26- Senate Appropriations
July 31, 2026
08/13/26- Senate Appropriations
August 13, 2026
08/17/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 17, 2026
08/30/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 30, 2026
08/31/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 31, 2026
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09/10/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 183, Statutes of 2026.
09/10/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/09/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
08/31/2026
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
08/31/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
08/31/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
08/30/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/28/2026
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/17/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
08/13/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 13).
08/03/2026
Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
07/09/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/09/2026
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
06/23/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
06/10/2026
Senate
Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.
06/01/2026
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
05/28/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5532.)
05/18/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14).
05/14/2026
Assembly
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
05/13/2026
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
04/27/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/23/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended.
04/22/2026
Assembly
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21).
04/16/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
04/15/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
04/14/2026
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
03/23/2026
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
03/19/2026
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
03/19/2026
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
02/05/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee March 7.
02/04/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 5, 2026 8:31:07 AM
Record Updated
Sep 12, 2026 9:27:11 AM