2025-2026 Regular Session • California Legislature
AB56: Social media: warning labels.
Legislative Summary
An act to add Chapter 25 (commencing with Section 28000) to Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to social media platforms.
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Bill History
12/2/2024
Read first time. To print.
State Assembly
12/3/2024
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
State Assembly
2/24/2025
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
State Assembly
2/25/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
2/26/2025
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
State Assembly
3/12/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
State Assembly
4/1/2025
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
State Assembly
4/21/2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
4/22/2025
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
4/23/2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
State Assembly
4/30/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (April 29).
State Assembly
5/1/2025
Read second time and amended.
State Assembly
5/5/2025
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
State Assembly
5/14/2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
Coauthors revised.
State Assembly
5/23/2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 23).
State Assembly
5/27/2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
State Assembly
5/29/2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 0.)
State Assembly
5/29/2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
AB 56 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading
5/29/2025
50
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
29
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass
5/23/2025
11
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
4/29/2025
10
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
4/22/2025
11
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Democrat