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AB-1800 • 2026

Portable electronics and optical products insurance.

Portable electronics and optical products insurance.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Krell
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
In committee: Held under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify what optical products are or detail training and record-keeping requirements.

Insurance for Portable Electronics and Optical Products

The bill expands the types of products covered under portable electronics insurance licenses to include optical products, requiring vendors selling these items to have proper licensing.

What This Bill Does

  • Expands the current law that allows vendors who sell portable electronic devices to also offer insurance for those devices.
  • Includes optical products in the list of items for which vendors can provide insurance with a special license.
  • Requires vendors and their employees to follow rules about training, record-keeping, and informing customers about the insurance options.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Vendors who sell portable electronic devices and optical products
  • Customers buying these items who might want insurance

Terms To Know

endorsee
A person or company that is allowed to use another's license to sell insurance.
state-mandated local program
A program where the state requires local agencies to do something, and may need to pay them for it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what optical products are.
  • It is unclear how much training or record-keeping will be required under this new law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Held under submission.

  2. 2026-04-29 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  3. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  4. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on INS.

  5. 2026-02-11 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  6. 2026-02-10 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1800, as introduced, Krell.
Portable electronics and optical products insurance.
Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and generally regulates the business of insurance in the state. Existing law authorizes the commissioner to issue a portable electronics insurance agent license to a portable electronics vendor, authorizing the vendor to sell or offer to its customers insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the sale of portable electronics or the sale or provision of accessories or services related to the use of portable electronics. Existing law authorizes an endorsee of a portable electronics vendor to sell or offer portable electronics insurance pursuant to the authority of the vendor’s portable electronics insurance agent license, as provided. Existing law imposes various requirements on licensees and endorsees, including making specified disclosures, training, and recordkeeping. Under existing law, any
person who transacts insurance without a valid license is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This bill would expand the application of the above-described provisions to include optical products, as defined, by authorizing the commissioner to issue a portable electronics or optical products insurance agent license to a portable electronics or optical products vendor. The bill would make various conforming changes. By expanding the scope of products for which an insurance license is required, the violation of which is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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