---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social media platforms: controlled substances: order to remove."
description: "Existing law, until January 1, 2028, and subject to specified exceptions, requires a social media platform, as defined, that operates in the state to create and publicly post a policy statement that includes, among other things, the social media platform's policy on the use of the social media platform to illegally distribute a controlled substance, as defined, and a link to the social media platform's reporting mechanism for illegal or harmful content or behavior if one exists."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20232024"
identifier: "SB 60"
citation: "California SB 60 (20232024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Social media platforms", "controlled substances", "order to remove"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Umberg"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-21"
last_action: "2023-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62f557bc-1b96-4efb-8fcd-29aa8ab6faca"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60"
source_hash: "9851f139a3c570dbe07b2dd42877ea740fe30a39e846219ca9931c0bd7f4b629"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 60 (20232024) — Social media platforms: controlled substances: order to remove.

Existing law, until January 1, 2028, and subject to specified exceptions, requires a social media platform, as defined, that operates in the state to create and publicly post a policy statement that includes, among other things, the social media platform's policy on the use of the social media platform to illegally distribute a controlled substance, as defined, and a link to the social media platform's reporting mechanism for illegal or harmful content or behavior if one exists.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **12/21/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6099INT)
2. **02/06/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6098AMD)
3. **02/14/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6097AMD)
4. **06/08/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6096AMD)
5. **10/10/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6094CHP)
6. **SB60** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60)
7. **09/13/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB60&version=20230SB6095ENR)

## Votes

- SB 60 Umberg Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan — **79–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB60 Umberg et al. Concurrence — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Placed on suspense file — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Umberg — primary (person)
- Bauer-Kahan — coauthor (person)
- Bennett — coauthor (person)
- Wicks — coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-12-21** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2022-12-22** From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 21.
- **2023-01-04** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18** Referred to Com. on HUMANS S. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMANS S. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Withdrawn from committee.
- **2023-02-07** Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Set for hearing March 28.
- **2023-03-29** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 576.) (March 28). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Set for hearing April 17.
- **2023-04-17** April 17 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
- **2023-05-12** Set for hearing May 18.
- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1159.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1250.) Ordered to the Assembly. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. `amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-14** Coauthors revised.
- **2023-06-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-27** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2023-07-12** July 12 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (September 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2023-09-07** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2995.) Ordered to the Senate. `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2023-09-07** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2023-09-11** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2596.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-09-15** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- **2023-10-10** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-10** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 698, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62f557bc-1b96-4efb-8fcd-29aa8ab6faca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).