2025SB 771

Opening the Door to Trial Lawyer Attacks on Social Media Platforms

2025 - California State Assembly

Conservatives Oppose

Description

This bill creates new liability rules for social media platforms based on user harms, inviting a wave of lawsuits and government-driven content policing by private companies. Instead of narrowly targeting genuine abuse against minors, it empowers California to shape online speech through litigation threats and compliance costs. CPAC supports protecting minors online but opposes broad liability schemes that fuel trial lawyer abuses and incentivize censorship and opposed this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-09-10 by a vote of 51-2. The Governor vetoed this bill.

Voted Yes

Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 80

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Dawn Addis CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry CA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Patrick Ahrens CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Juan Alanis CA	Republican	59%	Did Not Vote
David Alvarez CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Joaquin Arambula CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Jasmeet Bains CA	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Steve Bennett CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Marc Berman CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Mia Bonta CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Isaac Bryan CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Lisa Calderon CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Jessica Caloza CA	Democrat	7%	Did Not Vote
Juan Carrillo CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Leticia Castillo CA	Republican	69%	Did Not Vote
Phillip Chen CA	Republican	77%	Did Not Vote
Damon Connolly CA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Laurie Davies CA	Republican	76%	Did Not Vote
Carl DeMaio CA	Republican	71%	Conservative
Diane Dixon CA	Republican	84%	Did Not Vote
Sade Elhawary CA	Democrat	7%	Did Not Vote
Stan Ellis CA	Republican	79%	Conservative
Anamarie Farias CA	Democrat	12%	Leftist
Heath Flora CA	Republican	74%	Did Not Vote
Mike Fong CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Jesse Gabriel CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
James Gallagher CA	Republican	87%	Did Not Vote
Robert Garcia CA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Mike Gipson CA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Jeff Gonzalez CA	Republican	57%	Did Not Vote
Mark Gonzalez CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Heather Hadwick CA	Republican	67%	Did Not Vote
Matt Haney CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
John Harabedian CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Gregg Hart CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Josh Hoover CA	Republican	78%	Did Not Vote
Tasha Boerner Horvath CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Jacqui Irwin CA	Democrat	11%	Leftist
Corey Jackson CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Natasha Johnson CA	Republican	—	Did Not Vote
Ash Kalra CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Maggy Krell CA	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Tom Lackey CA	Republican	76%	Did Not Vote
Alex Lee CA	Democrat	2%	Did Not Vote
Josh Lowenthal CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Alexandra Macedo CA	Republican	79%	Did Not Vote
Tina McKinnor CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Al Muratsuchi CA	Democrat	4%	Leftist
Stephanie Nguyen CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Liz Ortega CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Blanca Pacheco CA	Democrat	8%	Leftist
Diane Papan CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Darshana Patel CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Joe Patterson CA	Republican	82%	Did Not Vote
Gail Pellerin CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Cottie Petrie-Norris CA	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Sharon Quirk-Silva CA	Democrat	15%	Did Not Vote
James Ramos CA	Democrat	9%	Did Not Vote
Rhodesia Ransom CA	Democrat	14%	Leftist
Robert Rivas CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Celeste Rodriguez CA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Michelle Rodriguez CA	Democrat	23%	Did Not Vote
Chris Rogers CA	Democrat	12%	Leftist
Blanca Rubio CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Kate Sanchez CA	Republican	86%	Did Not Vote
Pilar Schiavo CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Nick Schultz CA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
LaShae Sharp-Collins CA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Jose Solache CA	Democrat	7%	Leftist
Esmeralda Soria CA	Democrat	5%	Did Not Vote
Catherine Stefani CA	Democrat	6%	Leftist
Tri Ta CA	Republican	83%	Did Not Vote
David Tangipa CA	Republican	69%	Did Not Vote
Avelino Valencia CA	Democrat	4%	Did Not Vote
Greg Wallis CA	Republican	60%	Did Not Vote
Christopher Ward CA	Democrat	12%	Leftist
Buffy Wicks CA	Democrat	3%	Leftist
Lori Wilson CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist
Rick Chavez Zbur CA	Democrat	2%	Leftist