Law note · California
AB 1043 (2025), Digital Age Assurance Act
cite Cal. Civ. Code ยงยง 1798.500-1798.505
stage IMMINENT in force in 125 days
effective 2027-01-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires operating system providers to ask account holders for a birth date or age at device setup and to send a real time age bracket signal (under 13, 13 to under 16, 16 to under 18, or 18 and older) to app developers, without requiring government ID or biometric data.
Primary source: official Civil Code text, chaptered bill