CA AB1018 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-30 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on June 2 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-08-30 - Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 24.6 (commencing with Section 22756) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to add Section 51.1.1 to the Civil Code, and to add Article 3 (commencing with Section 12959) to Chapter 6 of Part 2.8 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
Title
Automated decision systems.
Sponsors
| Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan [D] | Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry [D] | Asm. Isaac Bryan [D] | Asm. Liz Ortega [D] |
| Sen. Steve Padilla [D] | Asm. Chris Ward [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 1018 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 50 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 1018 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 50 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 8 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-28 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-24 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-21 | Senate | From inactive file. |
| 2025-09-13 | Senate | Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Wiener. |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 15). |
| 2025-07-03 | 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. |
| 2025-06-26 | Senate | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | Referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-06-03 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-02 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 16. Page 1931.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-14 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-05 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-01 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 29). |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-21 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2025-03-10 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-21 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
| 2025-02-20 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 22756 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Civil Code | 51.1.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Government Code | 12959 | New Code | See Bill Text |
