CA AB2 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on September 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on September 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add and repeal Section 1714.02 of the Civil Code, relating to social media platforms.
Title
Injuries to children: civil penalties.
Sponsors
| Asm. Josh Lowenthal [D] | Asm. Joe Patterson [R] | Asm. John Harabedian [D] | Asm. Gail Pellerin [D] |
| Asm. Robert Rivas [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-08-28 - Assembly - AB 2 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 73 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2 Lowenthal et al. By Padilla (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (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: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Assembly - AB 2 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 66 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-08-27 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB2 Lowenthal et al. By Padilla (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Senate - Do pass (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: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-15 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Assembly - AB 2 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading (Y: 66 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-10 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-08 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-28 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-27 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.). |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-13 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-03 | Senate | In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). |
| 2026-06-22 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-05 | Senate | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., JUD., and APPR. |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-07-14 | Senate | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-05-12 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1507.) |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-07 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-03 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-02 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1). |
| 2025-03-18 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2024-12-03 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. |
| 2024-12-02 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 1714.02 | New Code | See Bill Text |
