SB 898: Connected consumer products.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Unfair Competition Law (UCL) prohibits a person from engaging in unfair competition, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice.

This bill would require a manufacturer of a connected consumer product sold at retail to clearly and conspicuously disclose a connected consumer product’s minimum guaranteed support timeframe to any prospective buyer of a connected consumer product, as prescribed, and would, except as specified, prohibit a manufacturer from reducing that timeframe. The bill would further require that a minimum guaranteed support timeframe be consistent with the reasonable expectations of a consumer, as specified.

This bill would also require a manufacturer to provide a clear and conspicuous notice of a connected consumer product reaching its end of life to the public and to any owner of the product, including, among other notice requirements, that the notice be delivered on specified dates and by specified means. The bill would require a manufacturer to allow a consumer to opt in to the product’s end-of-life notifications.

This bill would require a business that owns or controls a connected consumer product that it leases or otherwise provides to its customers as part of a service to ensure that updates provided by the manufacturer for the connected consumer product are promptly received and applied and, when the connected consumer product has reached its end of life, replace the connected consumer product, at no additional cost to the customer, with a comparable product capable of receiving necessary updates and support if a comparable product is reasonably available to the business. The bill would further require a business to notify a consumer when the leased connected consumer product has reached its end of life.

This bill would define “connected consumer product” to mean a physical product, as specified, that is intended for consumer use and depends on a connection to the internet for a consumer to make ordinary use, as defined, of the product. The bill would also define “end of life” to mean the date on which a manufacturer no longer provides support, security patches, or updates that are necessary for a consumer to make ordinary use of a connected consumer product.

This bill would specify that a violation of its provisions constitutes a deceptive act or practice under the UCL.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 13, 2026August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2. August 5, 2026August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
3. July 1, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
4. June 25, 2026Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
5. June 24, 2026From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 23).
6. June 15, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
7. June 4, 2026Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
8. May 27, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
9. May 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 4507.) Ordered to the Assembly.
10. May 14, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
11. May 14, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4256.) (May 14).
12. May 12, 2026Set for hearing May 14.