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IntroducedFeb 11, 2026
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Passed AssemblyMay 26, 2026
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Passed SenateAug 26, 2026
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Became LawSep 10, 2026
California Assembly Bill
Age verification signals: software applications.
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Aug 27, 2026: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6749.).
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 1856
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 68
- Lowenthal
- Jackson
- Mark González
- Schiavo
- Macedo
- Ramos
- Papan
- Ortega
- Bryan
- Fong
- Arambula
- Harabedian
- Stefani
- Calderon
- Chen
- Soria
- Valencia
- Nguyen
- Solache
- Rivas
- Berman
- Boerner
- Wallis
- Schultz
- Alanis
- Ahrens
- Bains
- Dixon
- Pellerin
- Irwin
- Ward
- Pacheco
- Addis
- McKinnor
- Carrillo
- Petrie-Norris
- Bonta
- Wilson
- Ellis
- Patel
- Aguiar-Curry
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Blanca Rubio
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Gipson
- Tangipa
- Kalra
- Alvarez
- Davies
- Lee
- Elhawary
- Connolly
- Caloza
- Krell
- Quirk-Silva
- Ransom
- Gabriel
- Haney
- Bauer-Kahan
- Sharp-Collins
- Wicks
- Ávila Farías
- Hart
- Castillo
- Hoover
- Gallagher
- Garcia
- Rogers
NO: 1
YES: 40
- Arreguín
- Cortese
- Umberg
- Wahab
- Valladares
- Laird
- Pérez
- Alvarado-Gil
- Caballero
- Hurtado
- Seyarto
- Gonzalez
- Grayson
- Limón
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Durazo
- Grove
- Rubio
- Wiener
- Cervantes
- Choi
- Blakespear
- Padilla
- Archuleta
- Dahle
- Niello
- Jones
- Cabaldon
- Weber Pierson
- Menjivar
- McNerney
- Stern
- Reyes
- Becker
- Strickland
- Ashby
- McGuire
- Ochoa Bogh
- Allen
- Richardson
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 69
- Lowenthal
- Jackson
- Mark González
- Muratsuchi
- Schiavo
- Macedo
- Ramos
- Papan
- Ortega
- Bryan
- Fong
- Arambula
- Harabedian
- Stefani
- Calderon
- Valencia
- Soria
- Nguyen
- Solache
- Rivas
- Berman
- Boerner
- Wallis
- Sanchez
- Schultz
- Alanis
- Ahrens
- Bains
- Dixon
- Pellerin
- Irwin
- Ward
- Pacheco
- Addis
- Carrillo
- Celeste Rodriguez
- DeMaio
- Petrie-Norris
- Bonta
- Wilson
- Ellis
- Patel
- Aguiar-Curry
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Blanca Rubio
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Gipson
- Bennett
- Kalra
- Alvarez
- Davies
- Hadwick
- Lee
- Elhawary
- Connolly
- Caloza
- Krell
- Quirk-Silva
- Ransom
- Gabriel
- Haney
- Sharp-Collins
- Wicks
- Ávila Farías
- Hart
- Castillo
- Hoover
- Garcia
- Rogers
NO: 0
Actions
- Aug 27, 2026 | Assembly
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6749.).
- Sep 10, 2026 | legislature
- Approved by the Governor.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 184, Statutes of 2026.
- Sep 04, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Aug 27, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 69. Noes 0.).
- Aug 26, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 21, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 03, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 30, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).
- Jun 22, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 03, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- May 26, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 1.)
- May 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
- May 14, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14).
- May 06, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Apr 27, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 23, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended.
- Apr 22, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 21).
- Apr 13, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 07, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
- Mar 31, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
- Feb 12, 2026 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.
- Feb 11, 2026 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.
Documents
- 04/20/26- Assembly Privacy And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 05/05/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 05/20/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 06/20/26- Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 06/26/26- Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 07/31/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/15/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/24/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/27/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF

