Tom Umberg
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 34
Author
Existing law regulates various businesses to, among other things, preserve and regulate competition, prohibit unfair trade practices, and regulate advertising. Existing federal law requires the Federal Communications Commission to develop regulations that require commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany. The federal regulations apply to television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors. This bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2026, a video streaming service, as defined, that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, as specified. The bill would state that it does not create a private right of action.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes of 2025.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2928.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1271.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28).
Set for hearing April 28.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB576 | HTML |
| 02/20/25 - Introduced | |
| 05/08/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/10/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/25/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/13/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/06/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/25/25- Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development | |
| 04/30/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 05/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/20/25- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection | |
| 06/26/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 07/11/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/27/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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