California AB1744: Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

What the bill says

An act to add Section 17580.7 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to environmental advertising. environmental advertising Environmental advertising: sunscreen. Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to make any untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor…

From the chaptered text, September 18, 2026:

An act to add Section 17580.7 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to environmental advertising. environmental advertising Environmental advertising: sunscreen. Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to make any untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor. This bill would make it unlawful for a person to represent in advertising or on the label or container of any sunscreen product, as specified, sold in the state, that the product is “reef safe,” “reef friendly,” “ocean safe,” “marine safe,” “ocean friendly,” “marine conscious,” “reef conscious,” or a similar term or phrase likely to cause a reasonable consumer to believe that the product does not harm marine ecosystems unless the product is free of chemical ultraviolet filters, as specified. A violation of the bill would be a misdemeanor. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. MAJORITY NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: …

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Sponsors

• Dawn Addis (D, AD30) · primary sponsor
• Gregg Hart (D, AD37) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 18, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 18, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. August 27, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
4. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5583.).
5. August 20, 2026: In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
6. August 20, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
7. August 13, 2026: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 13, 2026: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
9. August 3, 2026: In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
10. June 24, 2026: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Votes

• Assembly 3rd Reading AB1744 Addis et al. By Stern (August 20, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (August 13, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (June 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] (June 16, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• AB 1744 Addis Assembly Third Reading (May 21, 2026): 70 yea, 2 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB1744?

AB1744 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Environmental advertising: sunscreen.

What does AB1744 do?

In its own words: An act to add Section 17580.7 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to environmental advertising. environmental advertising Environmental advertising: sunscreen. Under existing law, it is unlawful for any person to make any untruthful, deceptive, or misleading environmental marketing claim, whether explicit or implied. A violation of this requirement is a misdemeanor…

What is the status of AB1744?

Chaptered as of September 18, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 272, Statutes of 2026. (September 18, 2026).

Who sponsored AB1744?

Dawn Addis (D, AD30), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for AB1744?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1744