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CA AB 1571

enacted

Product safety: recreational water safety: wearable personal flotation devices: infants and children.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1571 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1571 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1571 about?

Existing law prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard. Existing law defines for these purposes a "wearable personal flotation device" as a lifejacket, puddle jumper, water wings, or other flotation device designed to be worn or attached to the body of an infant or child. This bill would replace "puddle jumper" with "swim vest" in the definition of "wearable personal flotation device."

Who sponsors CA AB 1571?

Michelle Rodriguez is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1571.

Description

Existing law prohibits a person or entity from manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale in commerce in this state a wearable personal flotation device that is not approved by the United States Coast Guard. Existing law defines for these purposes a "wearable personal flotation device" as a lifejacket, puddle jumper, water wings, or other flotation device designed to be worn or attached to the body of an infant or child. This bill would replace "puddle jumper" with "swim vest" in the definition of "wearable personal flotation device."

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-29 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes of 2026.
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Michelle Rodriguezauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-06-29

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 31, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-06-29

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-06-24

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

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  4. 2026-06-18

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

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  5. 2026-06-18

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4860.).

  6. 2026-06-18

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  7. 2026-06-15

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  8. 2026-06-11

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10).

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  9. 2026-05-06

    Referred to Com. on HEALTH.

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  10. 2026-04-09

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. 2026-04-09

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 0. Page 4556.)

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  12. 2026-03-26

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  13. 2026-03-25

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 25).

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  14. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  15. 2026-01-13

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 12.

  16. 2026-01-12

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Patterson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Irwin: yes

  • AB 1571 Michelle Rodriguez Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-09 · pass · 64-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Bryan: other
    • Schultz: other
    • Bennett: other
    • Ávila Farías: other
    • Haney: other
    • Gallagher: other
    • Flora: other
    • Kalra: other
    • Bauer-Kahan: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Ortega: other
    • Zbur: other
    • Addis: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Bonta: other

  • Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

    2026-06-10 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Gonzalez: other

  • Consent Calendar 2nd AB1571 Michelle Rodriguez

    2026-06-18 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Blakespear: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Grove: other
    • Ashby: other
    • Seyarto: other

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