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AB-2358 • 2026

The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act.

The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act.

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Sponsor
Lackey
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act

This bill makes a small, technical update to existing rules that require sellers to check the age of buyers for certain products.

What This Bill Does

  • Keeps current laws requiring businesses to take reasonable steps to ensure purchasers are of legal age when buying specified restricted items.
  • Makes a nonsubstantive change to the text without altering how the law works in practice.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People and businesses that sell products or services illegal for minors under state law
  • Minors who are not legally allowed to buy certain items

Terms To Know

Nonsubstantive change
A small edit to the text of a law that does not alter its meaning or effect.
Minor
A person who is under the legal age required for certain activities, such as buying specific products restricted by state law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The source text does not list which specific products or services are covered.
  • The bill summary states it makes a change but does not describe exactly what words were added or removed.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

The Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act.