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Committee roundup: key consumer and tech bills advanced out of committee
Summary
The Assembly committee advanced a package of consumer protection and technology bills, including bot disclosure, browser privacy signals, age-verification and other measures. This roundup lists each bill, a short description, and committee vote outcome.
The Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection advanced a series of bills on consumer protection, privacy and digital safety during the hearing. Below is a concise summary of bills acted on at the session and their committee outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- AB 410 (Wilson) — Bot disclosure: Requires bots to identify themselves upfront, answer truthfully if asked whether they are a bot, and prohibits misrepresenting artificial identity; passed as amended to Appropriations, committee vote: 9–1.
- AB 566 (Lowenthal) — Browser and mobile opt-out signals (Global Privacy Control): Would require major web browsers and, by regulation, mobile operating systems to offer a global opt-out preference signal to stop sale/sharing of personal information under state privacy law; passed as amended to…
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