California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill
AB 578: Food delivery platforms: customer service.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
AB 578 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Food delivery platforms: customer service. Primary sponsor: Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D). Most recent recorded action (October 6, 2025): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 341, Statutes of 2025.
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Official summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.
Existing law imposes various business practice restrictions on a food delivery platform, defined as an online business that acts as an intermediary between consumers and multiple food facilities to submit food and beverage orders from a consumer to a participating food facility, and to arrange for, or to complete, the delivery of the order, as prescribed.
Existing law makes it unlawful for a food delivery platform to charge a customer any purchase price for food or beverage that is higher than the price posted on the food delivery platform’s internet website by the food facility at the time of the order or to retain any portion of amounts designated as a tip or gratuity.
This bill would also make it unlawful for a food delivery platform to maintain a payment model that uses any amount designated as tips or gratuity to offset the base pay to the person delivering the food or beverage.
Existing law requires a food delivery platform to prominently disclose to the customer and to the food facility an accurate, clearly identified, and itemized cost breakdown of each transaction, including, among other information, the purchase price of the food and beverage, each fee charged to the customer, and any tip or gratuity.
This bill would also require a food delivery platform to prominently disclose to the person delivering the food or beverage an accurate, clearly identified, and itemized breakdown of the pay received for a delivery, including the base pay, gratuity or tips, and any promotional bonuses.
Existing law requires a food delivery platform to clearly and regularly disclose to the food facility and the customer the status of the order, including the method of delivery.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Assembly | 16 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 341, Statutes of 2025.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 2931.).
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 6. Page 2458.).
- Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (July 14).
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on B. P. & E.D. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 1).
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.