California - Session 2025-2026
Title: Consumer review platforms.
Existing law prohibits a contract, or proposed contract, for the sale or lease of consumer goods or services from including a provision waiving the consumer’s right to make a statement regarding the seller or lessor, or its employees or agents, or concerning the goods or services. This bill would prohibit a business from making a consumer review platform available in the state that does not allow a business to opt out of being the subject of consumer reviews or consumer testimonials on the consumer review platform. The bill would define “consumer review platform” to mean an online platform, or a portion of an online platform, that is dedicated to enabling a consumer to see or hear consumer reviews of, or consumer testimonials with respect to, particular businesses that consumers have submitted to the online platform.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-02 | Status | unknown |
| 2026-02-02 | Latest Action | Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AB 2795 | Financial institutions: franchises, state funds, and securities. | in_committee |
| AB 1598 | Behavioral sciences. | in_committee |
| AB 1603 | Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Department of Pesticide Regulation. | in_committee |
| AB 1609 | Customer service chatbots. | in_committee |
| AB 1659 | Juvenile court school pupils: joint transition planning policy: courses of study. | in_committee |
| AB 1677 | Public utilities: electrical and gas corporations: return on equity. | in_committee |
| AB 1679 | Local pop-up business program. | in_committee |
| AB 1715 | Public utilities: reporting. | unknown |