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CA AB653

Bill

Status

Passed

10/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Blanca Rubio

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds talent agents, talent managers, and talent coaches who provide services to minors to California's list of mandated reporters under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

  • Requires these entertainment industry professionals to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect when observed in their professional capacity

  • Failure to report constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in county jail, a fine of $1,000, or both

  • The act is officially named "The Child Abuse Mandated Entertainment Reporter Act" (CAMERA)

  • Includes contingency provisions to coordinate with related bills (SB 402 and SB 848) that also amend the mandated reporter statute

Legislative Description

Child abuse: mandated reporters: talent agents, managers, and coaches.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 379, Statutes of 2025.

10/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/2/2025
Public Safety6/18/2025
Rules6/5/2025
Appropriations4/23/2025
Public Safety3/24/2025

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