California AB1709: Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.

What the bill says

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. business Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission…

From the chaptered text, September 10, 2026:

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. business Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission. Existing law, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act, prohibits an operator of an addictive internet-based service or application from providing an addictive feed, as defined, to a user unless the operator does not have actual knowledge that the user is a minor, as specified, or the operator has obtained verifiable parental consent to provide an addictive feed to the user who is a minor. Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act, beginning January 1, 2027, requires a person who owns, maintains, or controls a software application, as defined, to request age bracket data sent by a real-time secure application programming interface or operating system with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store when the application is downloaded and launched. This bill would prohibit a covered platform, as defined, from providing an addictive feature, as defined, to a user who is under 16 years of age and would require a covered platform to implement reasonable measures to ensure …

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Sponsors

• Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69) · primary sponsor
• David Alvarez (D, AD80) · primary sponsor
• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16) · primary sponsor
• Mia Bonta (D, AD18) · primary sponsor
• Josh Hoover (R, AD07) · primary sponsor
• Joe Patterson (R, AD05) · primary sponsor
• Buffy Wicks (D, AD14) · primary sponsor
• Al Muratsuchi (D, AD66) · primary sponsor
• Henry Stern (D, SD27)
• Joaquin Arambula (D, AD31)
• Natasha Johnson (R, AD63)
• Pilar Schiavo (D, AD40)

Latest actions

1. September 10, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 183, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 10, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 7003.).
5. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0.).
6. August 31, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
7. August 31, 2026: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
8. August 31, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
9. August 30, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. August 28, 2026: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1709 Lowenthal et al. By Stern (August 31, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1709 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 78 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 30, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 22, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1709?

AB1709 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission.

What does AB1709 do?

In its own words: 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. business Covered platforms: age restriction: e-Safety Advisory Commission…

What is the status of AB1709?

Chaptered as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 183, Statutes of 2026. (September 10, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1709?

Josh Lowenthal (D, AD69), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB1709?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1709