Description
California State Legislature adopted Bill on sexual exploitation of a child (SB 1276)
On 28 August 2026, the California State Legislature adopted the Bill on sexual exploitation of a child (SB 1276). The Bill establishes liability for individuals who copy, obtain or share sexual material depicting minors. Amendments to the California…
- SB-1276 Crimes: sexual exploitation of a child, California Legislative Information (Official)
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Concerns
Information Integrity
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-02-20
under deliberation
2026-08-28
adopted
2026-09-10
adopted