California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act.

New subsection (c) added to Section 22599.10 directing that civil penalties recovered by the Attorney General be deposited in the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund established by Government Code Section 12530, a general state fund for law enforcement purposes.

The destination of Attorney General-recovered civil penalties shifted from exclusively the dedicated California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act Fund to the broader Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund, meaning penalty money will no longer be ring-fenced for administering this specific chapter but instead flows into a general state enforcement fund.

Amendment date updated from June 22, 2026 to August 13, 2026, with the prior date retained as a secondary amendment history line. Page numbers shifted from 96 to 95 and minor spacing/indentation changes were made throughout.

Assembly Member Lowenthal was added as a co-introducer alongside Stefani, and Assembly Members Pacheco, Michelle Rodriguez, and Blanca Rubio were added as coauthors, expanding the bill's legislative backing.

In Section 22599.10, items (2) Injunctive or declaratory relief and (3) Reasonable attorney's fees were repositioned to appear clearly within subsection (a) rather than after a page break, making the structure of government remedies versus private right of action clearer.

The fund name in Section 22599.11 appears to contain a drafting artifact showing 'AntiPiracy Act Fund, Fund' which likely reflects an incomplete edit or markup error.

The entire amendment to Section 22598 of the Business and Professions Code was removed. This eliminated provisions related to food delivery platforms, listing websites, forwarded calls, online orders, purchase price definitions, and the revision of 'clearly and conspicuously' from 14-point to 16-point type.

The definition of 'restaurant' in Section 22599.8 was changed from 'a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to a customer' to 'a retail food establishment in this state that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to a customer,' adding an explicit geographic limitation to California.

The fiscal committee requirement changed from 'no' to 'yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review, likely triggered by the creation of the California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act Fund in the State Treasury.

Adds a new Chapter 22.4.5 (Sections 22599.7-22599.11) to the Business and Professions Code, creating the California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act as a standalone regulatory scheme.

Prohibits any person from selling or transferring, or facilitating the sale or transfer of, a restaurant reservation for an amount higher than what they paid to acquire it. An exception applies if the person has a written agreement with the restaurant expressly authorizing the higher charge.

Defines 'restaurant' as a retail food establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food directly to a customer (Section 22599.8).

Authorizes the Attorney General, county counsel, or city attorney to bring civil actions for penalties up to $1,000 per violation, injunctive or declaratory relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.

Creates a private right of action allowing any individual or entity that suffers actual harm from a violation to recover actual damages, attorney's fees and costs, injunctive or declaratory relief, and any other relief the court deems proper.

Creates the California Restaurant Reservation AntiPiracy Act Fund in the State Treasury. Civil penalties recovered by the Attorney General are deposited into this fund, and moneys are available only upon legislative appropriation for administering the chapter.

The original Section 1 (amending Section 22598 to increase 'clearly and conspicuously' font size from 14-point to 16-point) is renumbered as Section 2, with no substantive change to its content.

The fiscal committee designation changes from 'no' to 'no yes,' indicating the bill now requires fiscal committee review, likely due to the creation of the new state fund.