CA AB1709 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-9)
Status: Enrolled on August 31 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-31 - Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Enrolled on August 31 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-08-31 - Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 22.9 (commencing with Section 22682) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, and to add Chapter 5.4 (commencing with Section 11530) to Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to business.
Title
Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-28 - Assembly - AB 1709 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-03 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-28 - Assembly - AB 1709 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-31 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-30 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-28 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-17 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-07-09 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-09 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). |
| 2026-06-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-10 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2026-06-01 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-28 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5532.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) |
| 2026-05-13 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-27 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 21). |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-15 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-04-14 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-03-19 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-19 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2026-02-05 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 7. |
| 2026-02-04 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 22682 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Government Code | 11530 | New Code | See Bill Text |
