CA SB 898
in committeeConnected consumer products.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 898 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 898 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 898 about?
The Unfair Competition Law (UCL) prohibits a person from engaging in unfair competition, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice. This bill would require a manufacturer of a connected consumer product sold at retail to clearly and conspicuously disclose a connected consumer product's minimum guaranteed support timeframe to any prospective buyer of a connected consumer product, as prescribed, and would, except as specified, prohibit a manufacturer from reducing that timeframe. The bill would further require that a minimum guaranteed support timeframe be consistent with the reasonable expectations of a consumer, as specified. This bill would also require a manufacturer to provide a clear and conspicuous notice of a connected consumer product reaching its end of life to the public and to any owner of the product, including, among other notice requirements, that the notice be delivered on specified dates and by specified means. The bill would require a manufacturer to allow a consumer to opt in to the product's end-of-life notifications. This bill would require a business that owns or controls a connected consumer product that it leases or otherwise provides to its customers as part of a service to ensure that updates provided by the manufacturer for the connected consumer product are promptly received and applied and, when the connected consumer product has reached its end of life, replace the connected consumer product, at no additional cost to the customer, with a comparable product capable of receiving necessary updates and support if a comparable product is reasonably available to the business. The bill would further require a business to notify a consumer when the leased connected consumer product has reached its end of life. This bill would define "connected consumer product" to mean a physical product, as specified, that is intended for consumer use and depends on a connection to the internet for a consumer to make ordinary use, as defined, of the product. The bill would also define "end of life" to mean the date on which a manufacturer no longer provides support, security patches, or updates that are necessary for a consumer to make ordinary use of a connected consumer product. This bill would specify that a violation of its provisions constitutes a deceptive act or practice under the UCL.
Who sponsors CA SB 898?
Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 898.
Description
The Unfair Competition Law (UCL) prohibits a person from engaging in unfair competition, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice. This bill would require a manufacturer of a connected consumer product sold at retail to clearly and conspicuously disclose a connected consumer product's minimum guaranteed support timeframe to any prospective buyer of a connected consumer product, as prescribed, and would, except as specified, prohibit a manufacturer from reducing that timeframe. The bill would further require that a minimum guaranteed support timeframe be consistent with the reasonable expectations of a consumer, as specified. This bill would also require a manufacturer to provide a clear and conspicuous notice of a connected consumer product reaching its end of life to the public and to any owner of the product, including, among other notice requirements, that the notice be delivered on specified dates and by specified means. The bill would require a manufacturer to allow a consumer to opt in to the product's end-of-life notifications. This bill would require a business that owns or controls a connected consumer product that it leases or otherwise provides to its customers as part of a service to ensure that updates provided by the manufacturer for the connected consumer product are promptly received and applied and, when the connected consumer product has reached its end of life, replace the connected consumer product, at no additional cost to the customer, with a comparable product capable of receiving necessary updates and support if a comparable product is reasonably available to the business. The bill would further require a business to notify a consumer when the leased connected consumer product has reached its end of life. This bill would define "connected consumer product" to mean a physical product, as specified, that is intended for consumer use and depends on a connection to the internet for a consumer to make ordinary use, as defined, of the product. The bill would also define "end of life" to mean the date on which a manufacturer no longer provides support, security patches, or updates that are necessary for a consumer to make ordinary use of a connected consumer product. This bill would specify that a violation of its provisions constitutes a deceptive act or practice under the UCL.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-20
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Weber Piersonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 23).
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2026-06-15
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
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2026-05-27
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-27
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 4507.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4256.) (May 14).
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2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-05
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21).
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2026-04-15
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-14
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3843.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.
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2026-03-24
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-11
Referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-01-21
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 20.
2026-01-20
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 01/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-20Compare
- 03/24/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-24Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
- 05/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-05Compare
- 06/15/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-15Compare
- 06/25/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-25Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-04-13 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- Umberg: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Jones: no
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Allen: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Niello: other
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB898 Weber Pierson
2026-05-27 · pass · 30-8
Member-level votes (40)
- Grayson: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Limón: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Stern: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Pérez: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Becker: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Laird: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Valladares: no
- Strickland: no
- Choi: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Niello: other
- Dahle: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-23 · pass · 11-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 8-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Papan: yes
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
- Macedo: no
- Pacheco: other
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