CA AB1609 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-28 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-28 - In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 22.6.1 (commencing with Section 22625) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
Title
Customer service chatbots.
Sponsors
| Asm. Rick Zbur [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-05-27 - Assembly - AB 1609 Zbur Assembly Third Reading (Y: 56 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 16.) |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-22 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 3.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-15 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-04-14 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-31 | Assembly | In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2026-03-23 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-03-19 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-19 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2026-01-21 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 20. |
| 2026-01-20 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 22625 | New Code | See Bill Text |
