Existing law, the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA) , beginning January 1, 2027, requires, among other things related to age verification with respect to software applications, an operating system provider, as defined, to provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder, as defined, to indicate the birth date, age, or both, of the user of that device for the purpose of providing a signal regarding the user's age bracket to applications available in a covered application store. Existing law defines the term "user" for these purposes to mean a child that is the primary user of a device.
This bill would, among other things, delete that definition of "user," would specify that the requirement of an operating system provider to provide an accessible interface applies if an operating system operates on a device and has an account setup feature, and would require the signal to be provided to a covered application store or application developer, as prescribed. The bill would prohibit a person from requesting a signal with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store if not required to do so by the DAAA or any other applicable law.

Statutes affected:
AB1856: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.502 CIV
02/11/26 - Introduced: 1798.501 CIV
03/19/26 - Amended Assembly: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.502 CIV
04/06/26 - Amended Assembly: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV
04/23/26 - Amended Assembly: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
05/18/26 - Amended Assembly: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
07/01/26 - Amended Senate: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
08/21/26 - Amended Senate: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
09/01/26 - Enrolled: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
09/10/26 - Chaptered: 1798.500 CIV, 1798.501 CIV, 1798.502 CIV, 1798.503 CIV, 1798.504 CIV
AB 1856: 1798.501 CIV