California Assembly committees advanced legislation requiring publishers to issue patches or refunds when online-only games are taken offline. The bill, backed by Stop Killing Games statements submitted to the legislature, notes that live-service titles are marketed and sold yet can be removed without notice, unlike other consumer media. ESA filings to the Assembly countered that purchasers receive time-limited licenses rather than ownership and warned that perpetual support would conflict with expiring music and IP agreements. Committee approvals by Privacy and Consumer Protection and Judiciary panels occurred last month, leaving full Assembly and Senate votes plus potential gubernatorial review as remaining steps after parallel UK preservation efforts lost momentum in November.