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AB 2STATE · CaliforniaIntroduced

Injuries to children: civil penalties.

Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. This bill would, until January 1, 2035, make a social media platform, as defined, liable for specified damages if the social media platform fails to exercise ordinary care or skill by causing injury to a child.

Voted 9/10/2026View source

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How representatives voted

65 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 7/2/2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  2. 7/2/2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30).
  3. 6/22/2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  4. 6/16/2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  5. 6/5/2026In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
  6. 5/6/2026Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., JUD., and APPR.
  7. 4/27/2026Withdrawn from committee.
  8. 4/27/2026Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
  9. 7/14/2025In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
  10. 6/30/2025In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.