Law note · California
AB 1856 (2026), age verification signals for browsers and websites
cite Assembly Bill 1856, 2025-2026 Regular Session, amending Cal. Civ. Code ยงยง 1798.500-1798.504
stage PROPOSED draft date not recorded
reviewed 2026-07-15
Would extend the Digital Age Assurance Act's device level age signal framework to browser providers and website operators, and would exempt operating systems distributed under open source licenses. Passed the Assembly 68 to 1 on May 26, 2026, cleared the Senate Privacy, Data Technology and Cybersecurity Committee 9 to 0 as amended on June 30, 2026, and was in the Senate Appropriations Committee with a hearing set for August 3, 2026.
Primary source: official Assembly Bill text, California Legislative Information