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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California SB 576

Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law regulates various businesses to, among other things, preserve and regulate competition, prohibit unfair trade practices, and regulate advertising. Existing federal law requires the Federal Communications Commission to develop regulations that require commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany. The federal regulations apply to television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors. This bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2026, a video streaming service, as defined, that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, as specified. The bill would state that it does not create a private right of action.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 10, 2025
Senate		Unfinished Business SB576 Umberg et al. ConcurrencepassSet your home in California to see
Sep 4, 2025
House		SB 576 Umberg Senate Third Reading By LowenthalpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 24, 2025
House		Do pass.passSet your home in California to see
May 28, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading SB576 Umberg et al.passSet your home in California to see
Apr 28, 2025
Senate		Do passpassSet your home in California to see

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