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IntroducedFeb 10, 2025
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Passed AssemblyJan 29, 2026
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Passed SenateAug 20, 2026
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Became LawSep 27, 2026
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legislature • Sep 27, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2026.
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Summary
Comments on AB 501
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 75
- Ta
- Harabedian
- Macedo
- Schiavo
- Lee
- Jackson
- Schultz
- Bauer-Kahan
- Patel
- Ávila Farías
- Bennett
- Bryan
- Alanis
- Chen
- Hadwick
- Soria
- Carrillo
- Alvarez
- Bains
- Lackey
- Nguyen
- Castillo
- Wicks
- Sanchez
- Addis
- Gabriel
- Mark González
- Ward
- Solache
- Ortega
- Pellerin
- Rogers
- Haney
- Petrie-Norris
- Fong
- Berman
- Patterson
- Wallis
- Garcia
- Hart
- Zbur
- Aguiar-Curry
- Ramos
- Rivas
- Ahrens
- Pacheco
- Dixon
- Quirk-Silva
- Tangipa
- Davies
- Johnson
- Kalra
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Sharp-Collins
- Ellis
- Bonta
- Caloza
- Elhawary
- Stefani
- DeMaio
- Lowenthal
- Blanca Rubio
- Muratsuchi
- Papan
- Gallagher
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Krell
- McKinnor
- Wilson
- Calderon
- Connolly
- Hoover
- Irwin
- Boerner
- Flora
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 39
- Blakespear
- Durazo
- Jones
- Archuleta
- Hurtado
- Arreguín
- Cervantes
- Ashby
- Stern
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Valladares
- McNerney
- Cortese
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Umberg
- Strickland
- Wiener
- Cabaldon
- Allen
- Padilla
- Pérez
- Dahle
- Laird
- Rubio
- Weber Pierson
- Richardson
- Wahab
- Becker
- Choi
- Caballero
- Menjivar
- McGuire
- Grove
- Niello
- Ochoa Bogh
- Seyarto
- Gonzalez
- Grayson
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 78
- Harabedian
- Schiavo
- Bauer-Kahan
- Bennett
- Bryan
- Chen
- Carrillo
- Bains
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Wicks
- Solache
- Haney
- Petrie-Norris
- Aguiar-Curry
- Ramos
- Pacheco
- Johnson
- Ellis
- Bonta
- Muratsuchi
- Hoover
- Flora
- Lee
- Schultz
- Patel
- Hadwick
- Sanchez
- Addis
- Gabriel
- Pellerin
- Berman
- Garcia
- Rivas
- Tangipa
- Dixon
- Kalra
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Sharp-Collins
- Elhawary
- Lowenthal
- Papan
- Calderon
- Boerner
- Alanis
- Soria
- Lackey
- Nguyen
- Castillo
- Mark González
- Ward
- Gipson
- Rogers
- Patterson
- Ransom
- Quirk-Silva
- Davies
- Caloza
- Stefani
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Connolly
- Irwin
- Ta
- Ávila Farías
- Macedo
- Jackson
- Alvarez
- Arambula
- Valencia
- Ortega
- Fong
- Wallis
- Hart
- Zbur
- Ahrens
- DeMaio
- Blanca Rubio
- Krell
- Wilson
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Sep 27, 2026 | legislature
- Approved by the Governor.
- Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 505, Statutes of 2026.
- Aug 28, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
- Aug 24, 2026 | Assembly
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6423.).
- Aug 20, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- Aug 18, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Aug 03, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Jul 01, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 15, 2026 | Senate
- Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
- Jun 01, 2026 | Senate
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Com. on JUD.
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- Jan 29, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3872.)
- Jan 22, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Jan 15, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jan 13, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Jan 08, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3717.)
- (Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)
- Jan 05, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Re-referred to Coms. on B. & F. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
- May 13, 2025 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- May 12, 2025 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
- Apr 30, 2025 | Assembly
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Apr 07, 2025 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on B. & F.
- Re-referred to Com. on JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
- Apr 03, 2025 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & F. Read second time and amended.
- Mar 25, 2025 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on B.&F.
- Mar 24, 2025 | Assembly
- Referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B.&F. Read second time and amended.
- Feb 11, 2025 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.
- Feb 10, 2025 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.
Documents
- 01/09/26- Assembly Banking And FinancePDF
- 01/12/26- Assembly JudiciaryPDF
- 01/21/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 01/23/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 06/05/26- Senate JudiciaryPDF
- 06/28/26- Senate Public SafetyPDF
- 07/31/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/14/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/21/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF

