Josh Lowenthal
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 69
Author
Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. This bill would make a social media platform, as defined, liable for specified civil penalties in addition to any other remedy provided by law, if the platform knowingly and willfully fails to exercise ordinary care or skill toward a child. Under the bill, the civil penalties would only be available in an action brought by the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney. The bill would require no less than 51% of any civil penalties recovered pursuant to the bill to be deposited into the Safe Social Media Fund, which the bill would create. The bill would allow money deposited into the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be used by the Office of the Surgeon General to raise awareness about safe social media use. The bill would apply to causes of action arising from conduct occurring on or after January 1, 2026. The bill would declare that its provisions are severable.
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Gonzalez.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 15).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25).
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5303.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30).
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 16).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB3172 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 03/21/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/24 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/02/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/15/24 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/13/24- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 04/26/24- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 05/03/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/24/24- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/02/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/15/24- Senate Appropriations | |
| 08/19/24- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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