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SB 780: Cyberbullying Protection Act: liability.

California · Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session · last verified February 3, 2026

What SB 780 does, verified February 3, 2026

<p>This bill requires social media platforms to establish a prominent mechanism to report cyberbullying. This mechanism should allow anyone, whether or not they have a profile on the platform, to report bullying or content that violates the platform's terms of service related to cyberbullying.</p> <p>Violators of this requirement will be liable for $50,000 for each violation. The Attorney General will be among the plaintiffs who can bring this liability claim.</p>

Bill journey
IntroducedComplete
2In CommitteeCurrent
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. (2026-02-02)Alert me
Recent actions5 total · showing 5
Feb. 02, 2026Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Mar. 12, 2025Referred to Com. on JUD.
Feb. 24, 2025From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
Feb. 24, 2025Read first time.
Feb. 21, 2025Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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