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SB 5762025–2026 SessionREPORTEDBIPARTISAN

Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.

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Introduced Feb 20, 2025Tom Umberg (D-CA)1 cosponsor

Summary

Existing law regulates various businesses to, among other things, preserve and regulate competition, prohibit unfair trade practices, and regulate advertising. Existing federal law requires the Federal Communications Commission to develop regulations that require commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany. The federal regulations apply to television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors. This bill would prohibit, on and after July 1, 2026, a video streaming service, as defined, that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, as specified. The bill would state that it does not create a private right of action.

How Congress Voted

House — Sep 4, 2025
78 votes
70(90%)
Yea
0(0%)
Nay
8(10%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting
Senate — May 28, 2025
40 votes
38(95%)
Yea
0(0%)
Nay
2(5%)
Present
0(0%)
Not voting

Bill text versions

Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Feb 20, 2025

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Senate
Feb 21, 2025

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

Senate
Mar 5, 2025

Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

Senate
Mar 18, 2025

Set for hearing April 28.

Senate
Apr 28, 2025

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28).

Senate
Apr 29, 2025

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Senate
May 8, 2025

Read third time and amended.

Senate
May 8, 2025

Ordered to second reading.

Senate
May 12, 2025

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Senate
May 28, 2025

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1271.) Ordered to the Assembly.

Senate
May 28, 2025

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

House
Jun 5, 2025

Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

House
Jun 25, 2025

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).

House
Jun 26, 2025

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

House
Jul 10, 2025

Read third time and amended.

House
Jul 10, 2025

Ordered to third reading.

House
Aug 25, 2025

Read third time and amended.

House
Aug 25, 2025

Ordered to third reading.

House
Sep 4, 2025

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2928.) Ordered to the Senate.

House
Sep 4, 2025

In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

Senate
Sep 10, 2025

Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

Senate
Sep 22, 2025

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.

Senate
Oct 6, 2025

Approved by the Governor.

Senate
Oct 6, 2025

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 336, Statutes of 2025.

Senate