CA SB771 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Vetoed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-02 - Veto sustained.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Title 23 (commencing with Section 3273.72) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, relating to social media platforms.
Title
Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.
Sponsors
| Sen. Henry Stern [D] | Asm. Isaac Bryan [D] | Asm. John Harabedian [D] | Asm. Ash Kalra [D] |
| Asm. Josh Lowenthal [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] | Asm. Gail Pellerin [D] | Asm. Catherine Stefani [D] |
| Asm. Rick Zbur [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-11 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence (Y: 30 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - SB 771 Stern Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan (Y: 51 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 27) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB771 Stern (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-10 - Assembly - SB 771 Stern Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan (Y: 51 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 27) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-06-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB771 Stern (Y: 29 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Veto sustained. |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Stricken from file. |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 2025-10-13 | Senate | Vetoed by the Governor. |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. | |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2919.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 2. Page 3238.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-20 | Assembly | August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-07-10 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-09 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). |
| 2025-06-25 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-25 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-06-19 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2025-06-16 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2025-06-05 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 1519.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 1212.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Set for hearing May 12. |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 943.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Set for hearing April 29. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 3273.72 | New Code | See Bill Text |
