AB 2416 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Privacy: use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness.

Summary

Existing law makes any person who knowingly uses another's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness in products, merchandise, or goods, or for purposes of advertising or selling, or soliciting purchases of, products, merchandise, goods, or services, without that person's prior consent liable for damages, as specified. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Last action Feb 21, 2026

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02/20/26 - Introduced → AB2416 · 1 edit

MINOR

No substantive policy changes were made to AB 2416 between these two versions. The differences are entirely formatting and presentation: the bill was converted from a traditional legislative document layout (with line numbers, page headers, and signature blocks) into a web page rendering with navigation menus, search tools, and restructured headings.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document style (with numbered lines, page headers like '99 AB 2416 -2-', and a signature block) into a web page layout with navigation elements, a quick search box, and restructured section headings. The underlying statutory language of Section 3344 Civil Code is unchanged.

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Committee

Feb 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors