Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22776 · Chapter 27.3. Video Streaming Services
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 22776
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
On and after July 1, 2026, a video streaming service that serves consumers residing in the state shall not transmit the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany, consistent with the regulations adopted by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act (Public Law 111-311) for television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors.
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History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 336, Sec. 1. (SB 576) Effective January 1, 2026.
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