CA AB1651 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 1651

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 16 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Section 6060.15 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.

Title

State Bar of California: artificial intelligence.

Roll Calls

2026-06-25 - Senate - Consent Calendar 2nd AB1651 Dixon (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-06-16 - Senate - Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - AB 1651 Dixon Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 68 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-25	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-06-25	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.).
2026-06-18	Senate	Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-06-17	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16).
2026-05-06	Senate	Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-16	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-16	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4681.)
2026-04-09	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2026-04-08	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 7).
2026-04-06	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-03-26	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-10	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-02-17	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.
2026-01-29	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.
2026-01-28	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business and Professions Code	6060.15	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1651
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1651#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1651#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1651#97AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1651