Bill Commons

CA SB 96

enacted

Streaming services: commercial advertisements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CA SB 96 pass?

Yes. CA SB 96 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-28): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA SB 96 about?

Existing law prohibits a video streaming service, as defined, that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, as specified. This bill would clarify that video streaming service includes a user-generated video streaming service, and would additionally prohibit a music streaming service or podcast streaming service that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the content the advertisements accompany.

Who sponsors CA SB 96?

Umberg is the primary sponsor of CA SB 96.

Description

Existing law prohibits a video streaming service, as defined, that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, as specified. This bill would clarify that video streaming service includes a user-generated video streaming service, and would additionally prohibit a music streaming service or podcast streaming service that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the content the advertisements accompany.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-09-28 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Umbergauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-28

    Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. 2026-09-28

    Approved by the Governor.

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  3. 2026-09-02

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

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  4. 2026-08-27

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-25

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  6. 2026-08-06

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.

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  7. 2026-08-06

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2026-08-06

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 6086.) Ordered to the Senate.

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  9. 2026-08-03

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

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  10. 2026-07-02

    From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 1).

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  11. 2026-06-26

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  12. 2026-06-24

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  13. 2026-06-18

    Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51.

  14. 2026-06-18

    Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  15. 2026-01-26

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  16. 2026-01-26

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3284.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  17. 2026-01-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  18. 2026-01-12

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3203.) (January 12).

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  19. 2026-01-08

    Set for hearing January 12.

  20. 2026-01-05

    Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

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  21. 2026-01-05

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

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  22. 2025-02-05

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

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  23. 2025-01-24

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 23.

  24. 2025-01-23

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/23/25 - Introduced — 2025-01-23Compare
  • 01/05/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 06/24/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-24Compare
  • 06/26/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-26Compare
  • 08/30/26 - Enrolled — 2026-08-30Compare
  • 09/28/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-28Compare
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Documents

Votes

  • Do pass

    2026-01-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Grayson: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Strickland: other
    • Menjivar: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2026-01-26 · pass · 39-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Wiener: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Grove: yes
    • Gonzalez: other
    • Grayson: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Choi: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-07-01 · pass · 15-0

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

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