CaliforniaCaliforniaLawAB 1043
Digital Age Assurance Act
Requires operating system providers to collect a user's age at account setup and send an age bracket signal to app stores and developers, beginning January 1, 2027.
Signed by the governor; Chapter 675, Statutes of 2025Oct 13, 2025 1 year ago
- Body
- California Legislature
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025
- Takes effect
- Jan 1, 2027in 7 weeks
- Votes
- Assembly 76-0, Senate 38-0, Assembly concurrence 77-0
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
Timeline
Oct 13, 2025 1 year ago
Sep 12, 2025 1 year ago
Jun 2, 2025 1 year ago
Feb 20, 2025 1 year ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Assemblymember Wicks
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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