Lagförslag i Kalifornien för att bevara tillgången till onlinespel går vidare

Ett lagförslag som kräver att spelutgivare erbjuder återbetalningar eller spelbara uppdateringar för onlinespel som stöds har passerat ett viktigt kommittéhinder i delstatens lagstiftande församling. Åtgärden, känd som Protect Our Games Act, skulle gälla spel som släpps den 1 januari 2027 eller senare.

Ledamoten Chris Ward presenterade lagförslaget i februari 2026. Det gick vidare genom kommittén för integritet och konsumentskydd, justitieutskottet och anslagsutskottet, där det röstades igenom med 11 röster mot 2 den 14 maj. Lagförslaget går nu vidare till en omröstning i hela församlingen.

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