Assembly BillPassed both housesBusiness and Professions
AB 2561: Operating systems and applications: privacy settings.
What AB 2561 does, verified September 4, 2026
<ul> <li>Requires operating systems and applications to configure a user's default privacy setting to be the most privacy protective setting offered by the operating system or application.</li> <li>Prohibits an operating system or application from changing a user's privacy setting without the user's explicit consent.</li> <li>Protects consumers' right to control their personal information by preventing businesses from collecting or selling their information without consent.</li> </ul>
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Last action: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. (2026-09-03)Alert me
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| Sep. 03, 2026 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| Aug. 26, 2026 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). |
| Aug. 24, 2026 | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |