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IntroducedFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 04, 2026
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Passed AssemblyAug 13, 2026
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Became Law
California Senate Bill
Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Aug 28, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
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- Jonescoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
- Pachecocoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
Votes
YES: 74
- Alanis
- Boerner
- Johnson
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Soria
- Ward
- Bryan
- Ortega
- Lackey
- Zbur
- Lowenthal
- Gipson
- Dixon
- Caloza
- Elhawary
- Nguyen
- Valencia
- Sharp-Collins
- Wilson
- Stefani
- Bauer-Kahan
- Pacheco
- Chen
- Garcia
- Pellerin
- Ramos
- Patel
- Harabedian
- Hoover
- Blanca Rubio
- Arambula
- Ransom
- Patterson
- Castillo
- McKinnor
- DeMaio
- Muratsuchi
- Sanchez
- Hart
- Kalra
- Flora
- Davies
- Gabriel
- Solache
- Bennett
- Tangipa
- Ahrens
- Rivas
- Fong
- Ávila Farías
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Mark González
- Bains
- Carrillo
- Krell
- Quirk-Silva
- Jackson
- Ellis
- Haney
- Lee
- Papan
- Hadwick
- Schiavo
- Ta
- Wicks
- Calderon
- Addis
- Wallis
- Connolly
- Irwin
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Aguiar-Curry
- Macedo
- Rogers
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Aug 28, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
- Aug 20, 2026 | Senate
- Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Aug 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
- Jul 02, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Jul 01, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 30).
- Jun 25, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- Jun 24, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 23).
- Jun 09, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- May 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
- May 04, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
- May 04, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4129.) Ordered to the Assembly.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3742.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Withdrawn from committee.
- Ordered to second reading.
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing April 6.
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3659.) (March 24).
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Set for hearing March 24.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P., D.T., & C.P.
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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