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CA AB 56

Title: Social media: warning labels.
Author: Buffy Wicks

Summary
AB 56, as amended, Bauer-Kahan. Social media: warning labels. Existing law generally regulates social media platforms, including, among other laws, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act that prohibits an operator of an addictive internet-based service or application, including a social media platform, from providing an addictive feed, as defined, to a minor user, except as prescribed.This bill would enact the Social Media Warning Law that would require a covered platform, as defined, to display a certain black box warning to a user each day the user initially accesses the social media platform, again after 3 hours of cumulative active use, and thereafter at least once per hour of cumulative active use, as prescribed. The bill would authorize the Director of the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations to modify that black box warning, as specified.

Status
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.

Bill Documents
CA AB 56 - 07/10/25 - Amended Senate
07/10/25 - CA AB 56 (07/10/25 - Amended Senate)

CA AB 56 - 07/03/25 - Amended Senate
07/03/25 - CA AB 56 (07/03/25 - Amended Senate)
CA AB 56 - 05/01/25 - Amended Assembly
05/01/25 - CA AB 56 (05/01/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 56 - 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly
04/21/25 - CA AB 56 (04/21/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 56 - 02/25/25 - Amended Assembly
02/25/25 - CA AB 56 (02/25/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA AB 56 - 12/02/24 - Introduced
12/02/24 - CA AB 56 (12/02/24 - Introduced)
CA AB 56 - 12/02/24 - Introduced
12/02/24 - CA AB 56 (12/02/24 - Introduced)

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  • Buffy Wicks - D
    Assembly Member - State Assembly - CA
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    PO Box 942849
    Sacramento, CA 94249-0014
    9163192014

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    1515 Clay Street
    Oakland, CA 94612
    Phone: 5102861400