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SB-1390 • 2026

Online dating services: background checks.

Online dating services: background checks.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Menjivar
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
April 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill includes a nonsubstantive change related to healing arts licensure, which does not affect the main provisions regarding online dating services.

Background Checks for Online Dating Services

The bill requires online dating service providers in California to conduct criminal background checks on users and flag profiles if the user is a registered sex offender or has certain convictions.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires online dating services to do background checks on California users who sign up for profiles.
  • Includes searches of multistate criminal records and the National Sex Offender Public Website in these background checks.
  • Online dating service providers must put a clear warning flag on user profiles if they find that the person is a registered sex offender or has certain crimes like violent felonies, hate crimes, or assaults.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Online dating service providers in California
  • California users of online dating services

Terms To Know

Background Check
A process where a company looks into someone's past criminal history or employment record.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an online dating service fails to follow these rules.
  • It is unclear how the background checks will be funded and who will pay for them.
  • There are no details on enforcement measures or penalties for non-compliance.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    April 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (April 14). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

  3. 2026-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.

  4. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 14.

  5. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on PUB. S. and P., D.T., & C.P.

  6. 2026-03-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  7. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  8. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  9. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  10. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1390, as amended, Menjivar.
Healing arts: standards for licensure or certification.
Online dating services: background checks.
Existing law regulates the terms and conditions of contracts for online dating services, as defined, and requires those contracts to be in writing and to contain specified information. Existing law generally provides for the regulation of online platforms and services that facilitate interactions between users.
This bill would require an online dating service provider to conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for each California user who registers for a profile for purposes of the online dating service. The bill would require the background check to include a search of a multistate and multijurisdiction criminal records locator and the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Website. The
bill would require the online dating service provider to place a conspicuous flag on a California user’s profile if the background check reveals that the user is a registered sex offender or has been convicted of specified offenses, including a violent felony, a hate crime, or an assault or battery.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of various healing arts professions and vocations by boards established within the Department of Consumer Affairs. Existing law prohibits a healing arts board or examining committee within the Department of Consumer Affairs from requiring, by regulation, an applicant for licensure or certification to be a member of, to be certified by, to be eligible to be certified or registered by, or otherwise meet the standards of a specified private voluntary association or professional society, except as provided.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

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