Bill Commons

CA AB 1744

enacted

Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1744 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1744 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-18): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1744 about?

Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to make any untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to represent in advertising or on the label or container of any sunscreen product, as specified, sold in the state, that the product is "reef safe," "reef friendly," "ocean safe," "marine safe," "ocean friendly," "marine conscious," "reef conscious," or a similar term or phrase likely to cause a reasonable consumer to believe that the product does not harm marine ecosystems unless the product is free of chemical ultraviolet filters, as specified. A violation of the bill would be a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 1744?

Addis is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1744, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to make any untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to represent in advertising or on the label or container of any sunscreen product, as specified, sold in the state, that the product is "reef safe," "reef friendly," "ocean safe," "marine safe," "ocean friendly," "marine conscious," "reef conscious," or a similar term or phrase likely to cause a reasonable consumer to believe that the product does not harm marine ecosystems unless the product is free of chemical ultraviolet filters, as specified. A violation of the bill would be a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2026-03-03
Latest action
2026-09-18 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Addisauthor
  • Hartauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-18

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026.

    became-law

  2. 2026-09-18

    Approved by the Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-08-27

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-08-20

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

    passage,reading-1,reading-3

  6. 2026-08-20

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5583.).

  7. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  11. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  12. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and E.Q.

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-05-21

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  14. 2026-05-21

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 2. Page 5194.)

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  15. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (May 14).

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  17. 2026-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-04-13

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-04-09

    Read second time and amended.

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  20. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 7).

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  21. 2026-03-11

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  22. 2026-03-04

    Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.

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  23. 2026-03-03

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.

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  24. 2026-02-23

    Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and P. & C.P.

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-02-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 8.

  26. 2026-02-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-05Compare
  • 03/03/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-03Compare
  • 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-09Compare
  • 08/24/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-24Compare
  • AB1744Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

    2026-03-10 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Castillo: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Connolly: yes

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

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

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 14-1

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Dixon: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no

  • AB 1744 Addis Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-21 · pass · 70-2

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ta: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Irwin: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Hadwick: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Tangipa: other
    • Garcia: other
    • Flora: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Chen: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: other
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-24 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Valladares: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Hurtado: yes

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