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Home/Bills/AB 1856California · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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AB 1856: Age verification signals: software applications.

California · Assembly · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified August 25, 2026

What AB 1856 does, verified August 25, 2026

This bill aims to improve age verification for software applications and online services in California. It requires operating system providers to provide an accessible interface that asks users for their birth date or age at account setup. The bill also deems developers to have actual knowledge of the age range of users who access their applications from a specified device. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of "application" to include online services, products, and features, and deletes the provision that deemed developers to have actual knowledge across all platforms of the application and points of access.

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
In CommitteeComplete
First Chamber FloorComplete
4Second ChamberCurrent
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (2026-08-24)Alert me
Recent actions28 total · showing 5
Aug. 24, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 21, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Aug. 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Aug. 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
Aug. 03, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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