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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.
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Senate • Aug 13, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
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Senate Calendar: UNFINISHED BUSINESS -, Aug 17, 2026
Position: 223
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- Jonescoauthor
- Ochoa Boghcoauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
- Pachecocoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
Votes
YES: 74
- DeMaio
- Jackson
- Wicks
- Krell
- Kalra
- Arambula
- Valencia
- Ramos
- Hadwick
- Wallis
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Boerner
- Lowenthal
- Haney
- Muratsuchi
- Ransom
- Lackey
- Solache
- Patterson
- Carrillo
- Caloza
- Gipson
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Patel
- Ta
- Hoover
- Papan
- Ward
- Dixon
- Flora
- Alanis
- Elhawary
- Nguyen
- Rivas
- Rogers
- Gabriel
- Calderon
- Addis
- Wilson
- Ortega
- McKinnor
- Pellerin
- Bains
- Schiavo
- Johnson
- Soria
- Pacheco
- Tangipa
- Quirk-Silva
- Zbur
- Bennett
- Chen
- Ávila Farías
- Fong
- Aguiar-Curry
- Stefani
- Sanchez
- Castillo
- Connolly
- Macedo
- Hart
- Lee
- Bryan
- Sharp-Collins
- Mark González
- Ahrens
- Garcia
- Irwin
- Ellis
- Harabedian
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Davies
- Blanca Rubio
- Bauer-Kahan
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- 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.
