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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
California Assembly Bill
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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
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 75
- Boerner
- Solache
- Bonta
- McKinnor
- Bains
- Alvarez
- Pacheco
- Sharp-Collins
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Tangipa
- Chen
- Carrillo
- Flora
- Hoover
- Petrie-Norris
- Ellis
- Ramos
- Soria
- Ávila Farías
- Addis
- Dixon
- Pellerin
- Schiavo
- Alanis
- Berman
- Ward
- Patterson
- Castillo
- Stefani
- Gallagher
- Irwin
- Muratsuchi
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Jackson
- Connolly
- Papan
- Patel
- Quirk-Silva
- Zbur
- Davies
- Calderon
- Lackey
- Lowenthal
- Nguyen
- Gabriel
- Ta
- Krell
- Hart
- Elhawary
- Lee
- Caloza
- Garcia
- DeMaio
- Macedo
- Schultz
- Harabedian
- Wicks
- Wallis
- Ahrens
- Aguiar-Curry
- Bennett
- Haney
- Johnson
- Rivas
- Blanca Rubio
- Rogers
- Mark González
- Ortega
- Bauer-Kahan
- Bryan
- Sanchez
- Fong
- Wilson
- Kalra
- Hadwick
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 39
- Stern
- Blakespear
- McGuire
- Arreguín
- Gonzalez
- Cervantes
- Seyarto
- Umberg
- Becker
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Padilla
- Ashby
- Menjivar
- Valladares
- Ochoa Bogh
- Cortese
- Jones
- Niello
- Wiener
- Cabaldon
- Richardson
- Rubio
- Strickland
- Weber Pierson
- Archuleta
- Choi
- Grove
- Allen
- Caballero
- McNerney
- Wahab
- Grayson
- Durazo
- Alvarado-Gil
- Limón
- Laird
- Hurtado
- Dahle
- Pérez
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 78
- Bonta
- Pacheco
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Chen
- Flora
- Ellis
- Pellerin
- Schiavo
- Alanis
- Ward
- Arambula
- Papan
- Davies
- Gabriel
- Ta
- Elhawary
- Caloza
- Harabedian
- Wallis
- Ahrens
- Haney
- Ortega
- Hoover
- Boerner
- Solache
- Alvarez
- Ramos
- Dixon
- Patel
- Lackey
- Macedo
- Wicks
- Aguiar-Curry
- Johnson
- Sanchez
- Fong
- Mark González
- Tangipa
- Petrie-Norris
- Ávila Farías
- Berman
- Castillo
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Jackson
- Zbur
- Nguyen
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Krell
- Schultz
- Garcia
- Valencia
- Bauer-Kahan
- Bryan
- Wilson
- Lee
- Hadwick
- Bains
- Sharp-Collins
- Carrillo
- Soria
- Addis
- Patterson
- Stefani
- Irwin
- Muratsuchi
- Gipson
- Connolly
- Quirk-Silva
- Calderon
- Hart
- DeMaio
- Bennett
- Rogers
- Rivas
- Blanca Rubio
- Ransom
- Lowenthal
- Kalra
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

