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AB-1700 • 2026

e-Safety Commission: youth online protection.

e-Safety Commission: youth online protection.

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Sponsor
Lowenthal
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Privacy and Consumer Protection
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact list or full definition of 'covered entities' is not provided in this summary text, as it refers to definitions elsewhere in the law.

Creating the e-Safety Commission for Youth Online Protection

This law creates an e-Safety Commission to develop age compliance guidelines, review age verification tools, and report its work to state leaders.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the e-Safety Commission with specific duties related to online safety.
  • Requires the commission to create minimum age compliance guidelines for covered entities as defined in the law.
  • Directs the commission to review technologies used to verify a user's age.
  • Sets up procedures for investigating cases where rules are not followed.
  • Mandates an annual report from the commission to the Legislature and Governor by January 1.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The newly created e-Safety Commission
  • Covered entities as defined in the law that must follow age compliance guidelines

Terms To Know

e-Safety Commission
A new group established by this bill to oversee online safety rules and review age verification.
Covered entities
Businesses or organizations defined in the law that must follow the commission's guidelines.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill states an intent to pass future laws but does not include the full details of those later rules.
  • The text mentions modeling the commission after one in Australia, but it does not list all specific features from that model.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Privacy and Consumer Protection

Official Summary Text

e-Safety Commission: youth online protection.