An array of new laws are set to take effect in California on July 1, 2026. These laws cover everything from streaming service advertisements to school bathrooms. Here is a selection: John Burgess / The Press Democrat SB 68: Under the new ADDE (Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experience) Act, restaurants in California with 20 or more locations are required to list major food allergens on their menus. Those allergens include milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, wheat, soy and sesame. (John Burgess / The Press Democrat)AB 660: Starting July 1, food manufacturers are required to use standardized language for “quality” and “safety” dates. Products must use either “best if used by” or “best if frozen by” to indicate quality, or “use by” or “use or freeze by” to indicate food safety. The law also bans using “sell by” dates that are visible for consumers. Eggs and infant formula are exempt from the new law. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) AB 1127: Licensed firearm dealers must cease the sale of certain semiautomatic pistols, most notably Glock-style handguns, that this bill re-classifies as “machinegun-convertible pistols,” due to a specific trigger mechanism that can be easily converted into an automatic weapon. (Photo by Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images) SB 576: Beginning July 1, video streaming services like Netflix are prohibited from playing commercial advertisements louder than the accompanying video content. According to a statement from the Governor’s office, the state law builds on the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, passed by Congress in 2010, which applied to broadcast television stations and cable operators. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images) AB 1777: Self-driving vehicles like Waymo robotaxis will be subject to traffic tickets starting July 1. Police will be able to issue citations to autonomous vehicles for