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California State Legislature · SB 771 · Vetoed

Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Personal rights: liability: social media platforms. Read the full text

Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. · Feb 21, 2025
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time. · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Com. on ED. · Mar 12, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. · Mar 24, 2025
Withdrawn from committee. · Mar 25, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. · Mar 25, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Apr 2, 2025
Set for hearing April 29. · Apr 22, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 943.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 30, 2025
Set for hearing May 12. · May 2, 2025
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. · May 12, 2025
Set for hearing May 23. · May 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 1212.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 4. Page 1519.) Ordered to the Assembly. · Jun 4, 2025
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. · Jun 5, 2025
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. · Jun 16, 2025
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. · Jun 19, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Jun 25, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 25, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 8). · Jul 9, 2025
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 10, 2025
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. · Aug 20, 2025
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. · Sep 2, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Sep 3, 2025
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 2. Page 3238.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 10, 2025
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. · Sep 11, 2025
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2919.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. · Sep 11, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m. · Sep 22, 2025
Vetoed by the Governor. · Oct 13, 2025
In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending. · Oct 13, 2025
Stricken from file. · Mar 2, 2026
Veto sustained. · Mar 2, 2026

The numbers

9
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

SternBryanHarabedianKalraLowenthalOrtegaPellerinStefaniZbur

Recorded votes

Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. ConcurrenceSenate · 2025-09-11 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 8, Abstain 2
SB 771 Stern Senate Third Reading By Bauer-KahanAssembly · 2025-09-10 · (PASS) · Ayes 51, Noes 2, Abstain 26
Do pass as amended.Assembly · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 1, Abstain 3
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Assembly · 2025-07-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Assembly · 2025-06-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 1, Abstain 3
Senate 3rd Reading SB771 SternSenate · 2025-06-04 · (PASS) · Ayes 29, Noes 4, Abstain 7
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 4, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-05-12 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-04-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Veto sustained. (Mar 2, 2026).