California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2
Injuries to children: civil penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lowenthal (Democratic)
Cosponsors (4)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Harabedian (Democratic)
- Pellerin (Democratic)
- Rivas (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person.
This bill would, until January 1, 2035, make a social media platform, as defined, liable for specified damages if the social media platform fails to exercise ordinary care or skill by causing injury to a child.
Text versions
- 09/10/26 - Chaptered· Sep 10, 2026
- 09/02/26 - Enrolled· Sep 2, 2026
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate· Jul 2, 2026
- 06/22/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 22, 2026
- 04/03/25 - Amended Assembly· Apr 3, 2025
- 03/17/25 - Amended Assembly· Mar 17, 2025
- 12/02/24 - Introduced· Dec 2, 2024
- AB2
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 House | AB 2 Lowenthal Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 27, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2 Lowenthal et al. By Padilla | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 30, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 15, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 12, 2025 House | AB 2 Lowenthal Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2025 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 10, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 180, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 10, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 8, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m. - Aug 28, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 6816.). - Aug 27, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 27, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.). - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). - Jun 22, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 16, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Jun 5, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - May 6, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., JUD., and APPR. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Jul 14, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 30, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - Jun 23, 2025 · Senate
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. - May 21, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. - May 13, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 12, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1507.) - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 8). - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Coauthors revised. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 1). - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. - Dec 3, 2024 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee January 2. - Dec 2, 2024 · House
Read first time. To print.