Covered provider: goods and services: self-preferencing conduct.

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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: Wiener
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms and penalties.

Rules Against Favoring Own Products

The bill prohibits big tech companies from giving their own products and services preferential treatment over others, ensures data portability for businesses and consumers, and allows existing legal remedies to be applied.

What This Bill Does

It stops covered providers from favoring their own products or services in search results or rankings compared to those of other business users.
It prevents covered providers from restricting interoperability or data portability, ensuring that business users and consumers can obtain copies of their data in a useful format.
It declares that its remedies are cumulative with existing laws like the Cartwright Act, allowing for civil or criminal penalties under these provisions.
It exempts certain displays of objective content such as mathematical calculations and unit conversions from being considered self-preferencing conduct.

Who It Names or Affects

Big tech companies that provide internet-based products or services
Businesses using those services
Consumers who use these services

Terms To Know

covered provider: A big company that provides internet-based products or services.
self-preferencing conduct: When a company gives its own products or services better treatment than others in the same category.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify which companies are considered covered providers.
It is unclear how enforcement will be carried out and what specific penalties might apply.
There may be legal challenges about whether certain practices fall under these rules or if they qualify for exceptions.

Bill History

2026-04-15 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
2026-04-10 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
2026-04-06 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-02 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and P., D.T., & C.P.
2026-03-18 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2026-02-13 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1074, as amended, Wiener.
Covered provider: goods and services: self-preferencing conduct.
Existing law, known as the Cartwright Act, defines a “trust” as a combination of capital, skill, or acts by 2 or more persons for certain prohibited purposes, including, among others, creating or carrying out restrictions in trade or commerce, preventing competition in specified activities, including sale or purchase of merchandise or commodities, or entering into certain exclusive dealing agreements that substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General, a district attorney, a specified city attorney, or a person who is injured in their business or property to bring an action for civil or criminal penalties for a violation of those provisions.
This bill would prohibit a covered provider, as defined, from preferencing its own products, services, or lines of business over those of
another business user, including manipulating the order of search results or rankings to favor the products or services of the covered provider. The bill would prohibit a covered provider from restricting interoperability or data portability, as specified, including restricting a business user or consumer from obtaining a copy of their data in a useful and portable format.
This bill would declare that its remedies and penalties are cumulative and enforceable in addition to other specified remedies, and would provide an affirmative defense for certain conduct. The bill would exempt from these provisions displays of objective content, including mathematical calculations and standard unit conversions, under certain conditions. The bill would specify that its provisions are enforceable by the same means, penalties, damages, and fees as under the Cartwright Act, thereby expanding the scope of existing crimes. The bill would declare its provisions severable.
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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