CA AB 1700
in committeee-Safety Commission: youth online protection.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CA AB 1700 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 1700 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
What is CA AB 1700 about?
Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act, requires, beginning January 1, 2027, an operating system provider to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an accountholder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user's age bracket to applications available in a covered application store, among other things related to providing a uniform system for obtaining age information about a user of certain software applications. Existing law defines "user" for these purposes to mean a child that is the primary user of the device. This bill would establish the e-Safety Commission, as specified, and would require the commission to develop minimum age compliance guidelines for covered entities, as defined, review age assurance technologies used to implement the minimum age verification, and establish procedures for noncompliance investigations. The bill would require, on or before January 1 of each year, the commission to report to the Legislature and the Governor on its activities pursuant to the bill, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 1700?
Lowenthal is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1700, joined by 11 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act, requires, beginning January 1, 2027, an operating system provider to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an accountholder to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user's age bracket to applications available in a covered application store, among other things related to providing a uniform system for obtaining age information about a user of certain software applications. Existing law defines "user" for these purposes to mean a child that is the primary user of the device. This bill would establish the e-Safety Commission, as specified, and would require the commission to develop minimum age compliance guidelines for covered entities, as defined, review age assurance technologies used to implement the minimum age verification, and establish procedures for noncompliance investigations. The bill would require, on or before January 1 of each year, the commission to report to the Legislature and the Governor on its activities pursuant to the bill, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- Bill type
- bill
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Lowenthalauthor
- Alvarezauthor
- Bauer-Kahanauthor
- Bontaauthor
- Hooverauthor
- Muratsuchiauthor
- Pattersonauthor
- Wicksauthor
- Arambulacoauthor
- Johnsoncoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
- Allencoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-03-19
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
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2026-02-04
From printer. May be heard in committee March 6.
2026-02-03
Read first time. To print.
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