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CA AB392

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Diane Dixon

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires operators of pornographic internet websites to exercise ordinary care and reasonable diligence to ensure sexually explicit content does not include individuals who did not consent, were minors when content was created, or did not consent to the upload

  • Mandates users uploading sexually explicit content submit a certification statement that all depicted individuals were adults, consented to being depicted, and consent to the upload; knowingly providing false information is an infraction with a $1,000 fine

  • Requires operators to verify users' email addresses before allowing uploads and retain certification statements and user contact information for at least seven years

  • Allows depicted individuals to sue operators and users for actual or statutory damages up to $75,000 per violation, plus punitive damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief

  • Authorizes public prosecutors to bring civil enforcement actions with penalties of $25,000 per violation, with each day content remains accessible constituting a separate violation

Legislative Description

Pornographic internet websites: consent.

Last Action

In committee: Held under submission.

8/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/14/2025
Public Safety7/9/2025
Judiciary6/18/2025
Rules6/9/2025
Appropriations4/22/2025
Judiciary4/2/2025
Privacy and Consumer Protection3/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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