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California CARS Act Takes Effect Requiring Dealers to Disclose Full Vehicle Price Up Front

Designed to curb deceptive add‑ons, the law creates short conditional return windows that could slow sales and raise dealers’ administrative costs.

California Bans Disposable Nicotine Vapes Starting in 2028

Nick Shirley Sues to Block California’s AB 2624, the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

California Sends Youth-Focused AI and Social Media Bills to Newsom’s Desk

California Narrows Age‑Verification Law to Exempt Open‑Source Operating Systems

California Enacts AI Transparency Law Requiring Embedded Provenance

Federal Judge Blocks California’s SB 343 Truth-in-Recycling Law

California Bans Loud Streaming Ads Starting July 1

Seventeen States and Trade Group Sue to Block California’s SB 54 Packaging Law

Seventeen States Sue to Block California’s New Single‑Use Plastics Law

Ninth Circuit Temporarily Blocks California’s AB 1955

California Approves Overhaul of Cap-and-Invest Climate Program

California Bill SB 1167 Would Draw Clear Lines Between E-Bikes and High-Power E-Motos

California Weighs Changes to AB 218 as Schools Warn of Mounting Liability

Judge Weighs Bid to Block California’s K-12 Antisemitism Law

Ninth Circuit Pauses California’s SB 261 Climate‑Risk Disclosure Law Pending Appeal

California Enacts SB 351 Restricting Private Equity Control of Medical and Dental Practices

California Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Frontier AI Transparency Law

California’s AI Hiring Rules Take Effect Oct. 1, With New Recordkeeping and Liability Duties

California Climate Disclosure Laws Advance After Court Denial, With CARB Setting Key Dates