CA AB 1856
enactedAge verification signals: software applications.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did CA AB 1856 pass?
Yes. CA AB 1856 has been enacted into law as of 2026-08-27. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 1856 about?
Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA) , beginning January 1, 2027, requires, among other things related to age verification with respect to software applications, an operating system provider, as defined, to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder, as defined, 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. Existing law defines the term "user" for these purposes to mean a child that is the primary user of a device. This bill would, among other things, delete that definition of "user," would specify that the requirement of an operating system provider to provide an accessible interface applies if an operating system operates on a device and has an account setup feature, and would require the signal to be provided to a covered application store or application developer, as prescribed. The bill would prohibit a person from requesting a signal with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store if not required to do so by the DAAA or any other applicable law.
Who sponsors CA AB 1856?
Wicks is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1856.
Description
Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA) , beginning January 1, 2027, requires, among other things related to age verification with respect to software applications, an operating system provider, as defined, to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder, as defined, 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. Existing law defines the term "user" for these purposes to mean a child that is the primary user of a device. This bill would, among other things, delete that definition of "user," would specify that the requirement of an operating system provider to provide an accessible interface applies if an operating system operates on a device and has an account setup feature, and would require the signal to be provided to a covered application store or application developer, as prescribed. The bill would prohibit a person from requesting a signal with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store if not required to do so by the DAAA or any other applicable law.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wicksauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-11
Read first time. To print.
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2026-02-12
From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
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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2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-03-31
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-06
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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2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-04-13
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-22
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 21).
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2026-04-23
Read second time and amended.
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2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
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2026-05-18
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
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2026-05-19
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 1.)
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2026-05-27
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-06-22
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-30
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).
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2026-07-01
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0.).
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2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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2026-09-10
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-09-10
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2026.
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Versions
- 02/11/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-11Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
- 05/18/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-05-18Compare
- 07/01/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-01Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
- 09/01/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-01Compare
- 09/10/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-10Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (15)
- Bryan: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Macedo: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ward: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: other
Do pass as amended.
2026-05-14 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Krell: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Fong: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
- Dixon: other
- Hoover: other
AB 1856 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-27 · pass · 68-1
Member-level votes (80)
- Ward: yes
- Patel: yes
- Hart: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Soria: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Krell: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Berman: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Davies: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bains: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Flora: other
- Hadwick: other
- Lackey: other
- Bennett: other
- Zbur: other
- Johnson: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Muratsuchi: other
- Sanchez: other
- Patterson: other
- Ta: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-29 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Seyarto: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
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