California SB1247: Social media platforms: child influencers.

What the bill says

An act to add Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 6665) to Division 11 of the Family Code, relating to minors. minors Social media platforms: child influencers. Existing law requires a vlogger to compensate a minor under 18 years of age if the minor is engaged in the work of vlogging, as specified…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to add Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 6665) to Division 11 of the Family Code, relating to minors. minors Social media platforms: child influencers. Existing law requires a vlogger to compensate a minor under 18 years of age if the minor is engaged in the work of vlogging, as specified. Existing law generally provides for the protection of minors on the internet, including by imposing certain requirements on an operator of an internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application if it is directed to minors or the operator has actual knowledge that a minor is using it. Among those provisions, existing law requires the operator to permit a minor who is a registered user to remove content or information that the user posted on the operator’s internet website, online service, online application, or mobile application, as specified. This bill would require a social media platform to provide a clear and conspicuous mechanism by which a child influencer, as defined, can request a vlogger, either directly or through a specified notice process, to delete or edit certain paid content that features the child influencer as a minor, as prescribed. The bill would require the vlogger to delete or edit the content so that the child influencer is no longer featured within 10 business days of receiving the …

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Sponsors

• Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18) · primary sponsor
• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D, AD16)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1022, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 3, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5945.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6551.) Ordered to the Senate.
7. August 26, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
8. August 26, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 10, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 10, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB1247 Padilla et al. Concurrence (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 1247 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan (August 26, 2026): 79 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass. (June 23, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (June 16, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB1247 Padilla (May 19, 2026): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB1247?

SB1247 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Social media platforms: child influencers.

What does SB1247 do?

In its own words: An act to add Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 6665) to Division 11 of the Family Code, relating to minors. minors Social media platforms: child influencers. Existing law requires a vlogger to compensate a minor under 18 years of age if the minor is engaged in the work of vlogging, as specified…

What is the status of SB1247?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 1022, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1247?

Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for SB1247?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1247