CA AB 2
enactedInjuries to children: civil penalties.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2 about?
Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. This bill would, until January 1, 2035, make a social media platform, as defined, liable for specified damages if the social media platform fails to exercise ordinary care or skill by causing injury to a child.
Who sponsors CA AB 2?
Lowenthal is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2, joined by 4 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. This bill would, until January 1, 2035, make a social media platform, as defined, liable for specified damages if the social media platform fails to exercise ordinary care or skill by causing injury to a child.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-17
- Latest action
- 2026-09-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- 2026-08-29T09:27:48.669397Z
Subjects
Sponsors
- Lowenthalauthor
- Pattersonauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Pellerincoauthor
- Rivascoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-10
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-10
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-08
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6816.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-27
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-07-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-22
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-16
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-05
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-05-06
Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., JUD., and APPR.
referral-committee
2026-04-27
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2025-07-14
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-30
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-23
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-21
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
referral-committee
2025-05-13
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-12
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1507.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2025-04-09
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2025-04-08
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Coauthors revised.
2025-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
referral-committee
2025-04-03
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2025-04-02
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2025-03-18
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2025-03-17
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
referral-committee
2025-03-17
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2024-12-03
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
2024-12-02
Read first time. To print.
reading-1
Versions
- 12/02/24 - Introduced — 2024-12-02Compare
- 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-03-17Compare
- 04/03/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-03Compare
- 06/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-22Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 09/02/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-02Compare
- 09/10/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-10Compare
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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2025-04-01 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Berman: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Macedo: other
- DeMaio: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Irwin: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Wilson: other
Do pass.
2025-04-08 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Papan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: other
- Tangipa: other
- Sanchez: other
AB 2 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading
2025-05-12 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Carrillo: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Hart: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Addis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ward: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Soria: yes
- Chen: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Papan: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Fong: yes
- Flora: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Berman: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Krell: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Davies: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Irwin: other
- Wilson: other
- Tangipa: other
- Macedo: other
- Jeff Gonzalez: other
- Castillo: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Stefani: other
- DeMaio: other
- Bains: other
- Hadwick: other
- Ta: other
- Lackey: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-15 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Wiener: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Umberg: other
- Jones: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Niello: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Laird: yes
- Stern: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Allen: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Valladares: other
- Caballero: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-08-03 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Dahle: yes
Do pass
2026-08-13 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Wahab: other
- Seyarto: other
- Dahle: other
3rd Reading AB2 Lowenthal et al. By Padilla
2026-08-27 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Choi: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Stern: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Niello: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Limón: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Allen: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Becker: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Durazo: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Seyarto: other
- Caballero: other
- Jones: other
AB 2 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments
2026-08-28 · pass · 73-0
Member-level votes (79)
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Chen: yes
- Lee: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Fong: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Flora: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Addis: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Berman: yes
- Haney: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Solache: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Patel: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Krell: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Soria: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Papan: yes
- Davies: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Hart: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Bains: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ta: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ward: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Johnson: other
- DeMaio: other
- Carrillo: other
- Macedo: other
- McKinnor: other
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