Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043, 2025, amended by AB 1856, 2026)

Creates a device-level age signal. Operating systems must ask for the user's birth date or age at account setup and send app developers an age-bracket signal (under 13, 13-15, 16-17, 18+) on request; developers must request the signal and are treated as knowing the user's age range. AB 1856 (2026) broadened the account-setup duty, set a July 1, 2027 deadline for devices set up before 2027, and bars requesting a signal when not required by law. Other 2026 laws (AB 1709, AB 2246, SB 1119) rely on this signal.