California

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Law: Senate Bill No. 244, Chapter 704

The act or statute as the state's own text names it.

Senate Bill No. 244 CHAPTER 704

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260921085008/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244. Read 2026-10-31. Read once.

Duties start: July 1, 2024

When the law says its duties begin, in its own words. This can differ from when it was signed.

this section shall become operative on July 1, 2024

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260921085008/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244. Read 2026-10-31. Read once.

Covers products from: July 1, 2021

The first-sale date a product must meet to be covered, in the law's own words.

manufactured for the first time, and first sold or used in California, on or after July 1, 2021

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20260921085008/https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB244. Read 2026-10-31. Read once.