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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 Appropriations, committee vote: 9–0 (kept open for absent members during roll calls).
- AB 392 (Dixon) — Protect Act (nonconsensual explicit content): Requires age verification and pre-upload declarations under penalty of perjury for those uploading explicit adult content; mandates rapid takedown (48 hours) on notice and creates civil remedies for victims; passed to Judiciary, committee vote: 10–0 (roll open).
- AB 483 (Erwin) — Fixed-term installment contracts and early termination fees: Requires clearer upfront disclosure of early termination fees in fixed-term installment contracts and caps fees at 20% of total contract cost unless otherwise negotiated; passed out of committee as amended, committee vote: 9–4.
- AB 723 (Pellerin) — Disclosure of digitally altered real-estate listing images: Requires a disclosure when listing images are digitally altered and makes the original photos accessible online to potential buyers; passed as amended to Appropriations, committee vote: 14–0.
- AB 1150 (Schulz) — Airport rental-car user fee increase: Would increase the per‑customer maximum airport rental-car user fee to help fund maintenance and modernization of airport rental facilities; passed out of committee, committee vote: 11–1.
- AB 1337 (Ward) — Information Practices Act modernization: Updates the state Information Practices Act to expand and align privacy protections for data held by local and state government, clarify agency responsibilities, and strengthen individual rights; passed as amended to Appropriations, committee vote: 12–1.
What the votes mean
Most bills were advanced as amended and will proceed to the Appropriations Committee or Judiciary for further review. Several measures (AB 410, AB 566, AB 723) were framed as consumer-facing transparency rules; others (AB 392, AB 1337) focus on stronger protections and enforcement tools for individuals. Several committee members requested further technical refinements and more time for local governments and industry to adapt, particularly on the privacy and implementation-oriented bills.
Next steps
Bills referred to Appropriations will face additional fiscal review. Those referred to Judiciary will receive legal analysis and possible redrafting for constitutional or statutory conflicts, including interactions with federal law such as Section 230. Committee discussion indicated continued stakeholder engagement as bills move through the legislative process.
