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CA AB1404

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Wendy Carrillo

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires attorneys to provide a written advisory notice to defendants with each demand letter or complaint alleging an internet website-related accessibility claim
  • Mandates the Judicial Council adopt a standardized advisory notice by January 1, 2026, available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean
  • Advisory notice must inform defendants of their legal obligations under disability access laws and direct them to resources from the California Commission on Disability Access and Department of Rehabilitation
  • Exempts actions brought by the Attorney General, Civil Rights Department, district attorneys, city attorneys, and county counsel from these requirements
  • Applies only to claims filed on or after January 1, 2025, and becomes operative only if Assembly Bill 1757 is enacted and takes effect by January 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Disability access: internet website-related accessibility claims.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 842, Statutes of 2023.

10/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/13/2023
Judiciary5/31/2023
Rules5/18/2023
Appropriations4/25/2023
Judiciary3/2/2023

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