CA AB1946 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 3273.65, 3273.66, 3273.67, and 3345.1 of the Civil Code, relating to social media platforms.
Title
Reporting mechanism: child sexual abuse material.
Sponsors
| Asm. Maggy Krell [D] | Asm. Buffy Wicks [D] | Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry [D] | Asm. Rebecca Bauer-Kahan [D] |
| Asm. Ash Kalra [D] | Asm. Alexandra Macedo [R] | Asm. Cottie Petrie-Norris [D] | Asm. Catherine Stefani [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 1946 Wicks Assembly Third Reading (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 1946 Wicks Assembly Third Reading (Y: 75 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). |
| 2026-06-29 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-06-22 | Senate | In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2026-06-12 | Senate | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2026-05-27 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.) |
| 2026-05-21 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 5242.) |
| 2026-05-19 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-05-18 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2026-05-14 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 14). |
| 2026-05-06 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2026-04-28 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-04-27 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 21). |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2026-04-16 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2026-04-07 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-04-06 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2026-03-23 | 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. |
| 2026-02-14 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 16. |
| 2026-02-13 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 3273.65 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Civil Code | 3273.66 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Civil Code | 3273.67 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Civil Code | 3345.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
