Privacy and technology legislation in the California Legislature, 2025–26.

A policy research snapshot for privacy organizations. Discuss the current status, deadlines, and implications of a specific measure with the firm before acting.

On the Governor's desk.

All privacy briefs

SB 771GovernorPersonal rights: liability: social media platforms. Senator Stern. 28 support, 60 oppose.
SB 690GovernorCrimes: invasion of privacy. Senator Caballero. 22 support, 51 oppose.
AB 1542GovernorSensitive personal information. Assemblymember Ward. 49 support, 15 oppose.
AB 1159EnrolledStudent personal information. Assemblymember Addis. 37 support, 5 oppose.
AB 322EnrolledPrecise geolocation information. Assemblymember Ward. 22 support, 12 oppose.
SB 354GovernorInsurance Information and Privacy Protection Act. Senator Limón. 14 support, 13 oppose.
SB 435EnrolledCalifornia Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: personal information: exemptions. Senator Wahab. 16 support, 10 oppose.
SB 923GovernorConsumer privacy requests: deletion request records and request submission methods. Senator Becker. 12 support, 9 oppose.
AB 1766GovernorHealth curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety. Assemblymember Krell. 19 support, 0 oppose.
AB 883GovernorData brokers: accessible deletion mechanism: deletion of personal information of elected officials and judges. Assemblymember Lowenthal. 6 support, 7 oppose.
AB 1856EnrolledAge verification signals: software applications. Assemblymember Wicks. 8 support, 3 oppose.
AB 2624EnrolledPrivacy for immigration support services providers. Assemblymember Bonta. 9 support, 0 oppose.

Bills and budget items, 2025–26 session.

Delete ActProgramConsumer deletion platform for data brokers. Platform live since January 1, 2026; broker compliance mandatory from August 1, 2026; $200 per request per day penalty. First fine issued August 11, 2026.
AB 1043BillDigital Age Assurance Act. Device-level age-bracket signals without ID uploads or biometrics. Signed October 13, 2025; effective January 1, 2027.
SB 976BillProtecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act. Addictive-feed and overnight-notification restrictions for minors. Upheld by the Ninth Circuit September 2025; AG regulations due January 1, 2027.
AB 2273In courtAge-Appropriate Design Code. Five of six challenged provisions remain enjoined as of March 2026. Largely unenforceable.

Where these bills are heard.

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection; Assembly Privacy and Consumer ProtectionPrimary committees.
Assembly Communications and ConveyancePlatform- and media-adjacent measures.

Deadlines that decide a privacy bill.

Bill introduction closes in February. Policy committees must act by spring deadlines, appropriations committees hold suspense hearings in May and August, and each house must pass its own bills by the house-of-origin deadline. Session ends August 31 of the second year, and the Governor has thirty days to sign or veto. A position that arrives after the committee analysis is written has already missed the most important reader.

Ask the privacy group about a bill Agencies and rulemakings

Discuss your California
policy priorities.

Tell us what is changing for your organization.
We’ll discuss the representation and scope you need.