California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill
SB 96: Streaming services: commercial advertisements.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 96 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Streaming services: commercial advertisements. Primary sponsor: Thomas Umberg (D). Most recent recorded action (September 28, 2026): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2026.
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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 prohibits 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.
This bill would clarify that video streaming service includes a user-generated video streaming service, and would additionally prohibit a music streaming service or podcast streaming service that serves consumers in the state from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the content the advertisements accompany.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Umberg | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
“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 735, Statutes of 2026.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 735, Statutes of 2026.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Approved by the Governor.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5981.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.