Video streaming services: commercial advertisements.
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed Oct 6, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · Assembly Sep 4, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Oct 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2828.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 2928.) Ordered to the Senate.
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended.
lower
Jul 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and amended.
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 24).
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1271.) Ordered to the Assembly.
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended.
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 917.) (April 28).
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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