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IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
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Passed AssemblyMay 26, 2026
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Passed SenateAug 24, 2026
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Became Law
California Assembly Bill
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Assembly • Sep 30, 2026: Vetoed by Governor.
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Summary
Comments on AB 2656
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 72
- Hoover
- Patterson
- Rivas
- Bains
- Hart
- Pellerin
- Pacheco
- Sharp-Collins
- Soria
- Davies
- Ahrens
- Zbur
- Ávila Farías
- Ortega
- Schultz
- Lowenthal
- Ward
- Calderon
- Addis
- Berman
- Gallagher
- Jackson
- Arambula
- Gipson
- Lackey
- Boerner
- Stefani
- Bryan
- Mark González
- Wallis
- Quirk-Silva
- Caloza
- Kalra
- Blanca Rubio
- Schiavo
- Petrie-Norris
- Macedo
- Fong
- Bennett
- McKinnor
- Sanchez
- Valencia
- Gabriel
- Wicks
- Bauer-Kahan
- Solache
- Wilson
- Alvarez
- Rogers
- Elhawary
- Chen
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Patel
- Ransom
- Carrillo
- Papan
- Aguiar-Curry
- Connolly
- Haney
- Nguyen
- Ta
- Bonta
- Harabedian
- Tangipa
- Flora
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Garcia
- Irwin
- Alanis
- Lee
- Ramos
- Krell
NOT VOTING: 6
YES: 39
- Cervantes
- Wahab
- Durazo
- Reyes
- Cabaldon
- Gonzalez
- Menjivar
- Jones
- Richardson
- Stern
- Smallwood-Cuevas
- Seyarto
- Ochoa Bogh
- Padilla
- Caballero
- Strickland
- Weber Pierson
- Becker
- Laird
- Hurtado
- Blakespear
- Limón
- Valladares
- Cortese
- Allen
- Arreguín
- Archuleta
- Grove
- Dahle
- Grayson
- Choi
- Pérez
- Rubio
- Ashby
- Umberg
- McNerney
- Alvarado-Gil
- Wiener
- McGuire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 74
- Hoover
- Patterson
- Rivas
- Bains
- Hart
- Pellerin
- Pacheco
- Sharp-Collins
- Soria
- Davies
- Ahrens
- Zbur
- Ávila Farías
- Castillo
- Ortega
- Celeste Rodriguez
- Schultz
- Lowenthal
- Ward
- Calderon
- Addis
- Berman
- Jackson
- Arambula
- Gipson
- Lackey
- Boerner
- Stefani
- Bryan
- Mark González
- Muratsuchi
- Wallis
- Quirk-Silva
- Caloza
- Kalra
- Blanca Rubio
- Schiavo
- Petrie-Norris
- Macedo
- Fong
- Bennett
- Sanchez
- Valencia
- Gabriel
- Wicks
- Bauer-Kahan
- Solache
- Wilson
- Alvarez
- Rogers
- Elhawary
- Chen
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Patel
- Ransom
- Carrillo
- Dixon
- Aguiar-Curry
- Connolly
- Haney
- Nguyen
- Papan
- Bonta
- Harabedian
- Ta
- Tangipa
- Flora
- Jeff Gonzalez
- Garcia
- Irwin
- Alanis
- Lee
- Ramos
- Krell
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 | Assembly
- Vetoed by Governor.
- Aug 31, 2026 | legislature
- Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- Aug 25, 2026 | Assembly
- Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 2. Page 6490.).
- Aug 24, 2026 | Assembly
- In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- Aug 24, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).
- 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
- Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Jun 30, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).
- Jun 19, 2026 | Senate
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 17, 2026 | Senate
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
- Jun 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.
- May 27, 2026 | Senate
- In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- May 26, 2026 | Assembly
- Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 2.)
- May 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- May 14, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 14).
- May 06, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
- Apr 22, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- Apr 16, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
- Apr 14, 2026 | Assembly
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and P. E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
- Apr 03, 2026 | Assembly
- In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Assembly
- Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and P. & C.P.
- From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended.
- Feb 21, 2026 | Assembly
- From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- Feb 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Read first time. To print.
Documents
- 04/13/26- Assembly Privacy And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 04/14/26- Assembly Privacy And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 04/20/26- Assembly Committee On Public Employment And RetirementPDF
- 05/05/26- Assembly AppropriationsPDF
- 05/20/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 06/16/26- Senate Committee On Labor, Public Employment And RetirementPDF
- 06/26/26- Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, And Consumer ProtectionPDF
- 07/31/26- Senate AppropriationsPDF
- 08/14/26- Senate Floor AnalysesPDF
- 08/24/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- 08/25/26- Assembly Floor AnalysisPDF
- Veto MessageHTML

