United States of America: Governor of California signed Bill amending Civil Code including age verification requirements for online services and software applications (AB 1043)
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Governor of California signed Bill amending Civil Code including age verification requirements for online services and software applications (AB 1043)
On 13 October 2025, the Governor of California signed into law the Bill amending the Civil Code to include age verification requirements for online services and software applications (AB 1043). The law introduces Title 1.81.9 (commencing with Sectio…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods, software provider: app stores, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-20
under deliberation
2025-09-13
adopted
2025-10-13
adopted
2027-01-01
in force