California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2561
Operating systems and applications: privacy settings.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Valencia (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that sells or shares personal information about the consumer to third parties not to sell or share the consumer's personal information, as specified.
Existing law, beginning January 1, 2027, prohibits a business from developing or maintaining a browser, as defined, that does not include functionality configurable by a consumer that enables the browser to send an opt-out preference signal, as defined, to businesses with which the consumer interacts through the browser, as prescribed.
This bill would prohibit an operating system or an application from undoing a user's affirmative configuration of a user's privacy setting without the user's consent, except as specified. The bill would define "privacy setting" to mean any user-configurable option within an application's privacy, or similarly labeled, menu that governs the application's collection, use, sharing, disclosure, retention, or processing of the user's personal information.
Text versions
- 09/27/26 - Chaptered· Sep 27, 2026
- 08/30/26 - Enrolled· Aug 30, 2026
- 08/20/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 20, 2026
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 23, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2561
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 House | AB 2561 Valencia Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 26, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2561 Valencia By Jones | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 8, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | AB 2561 Valencia Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 478, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 27, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 3, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 26, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6650.). - Aug 26, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 26, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jun 9, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 8). - May 27, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. - May 14, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 14, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5039.) - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.