CA AB2656 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 2656

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - 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 add Section 3558.10 to the Government Code, relating to public employment.

Title

Public employees: notice: artificial intelligence performing service within scope of work.

Roll Calls

2026-06-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-17 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Assembly - AB 2656 Petrie-Norris Assembly Third Reading (Y: 72 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Employment and Retirement] (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-01	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-30	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 29).
2026-06-19	Senate	In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-06-17	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.
2026-06-10	Senate	Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.
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 72. Noes 2.)
2026-05-18	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (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 7. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-16	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.
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.
2026-04-06	Assembly	Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and P. E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2026-04-03	Assembly	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-03-23	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.
2026-03-19	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and P. & C.P.
2026-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Government Code	3558.10	New Code	See Bill Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656#96AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2656