CA AB621 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 1708.86 of the Civil Code, relating to the internet.
Title
Deepfake pornography.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-10 - Assembly - AB 621 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB621 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Ashby (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 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, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 621 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-09 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB621 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Ashby (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 7 N: 0 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, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 621 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading (Y: 78 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Assembly - Do pass as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-22 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-10 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3225.). |
| 2025-09-09 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-09 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2656.). |
| 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 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 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. |
| 2025-06-11 | 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 78. Noes 0. Page 1841.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-04-10 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-08 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8). |
| 2025-03-25 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-24 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-20 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 18). |
| 2025-03-06 | Assembly | Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-03-03 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P. |
| 2025-02-14 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 16. |
| 2025-02-13 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Code | 1708.86 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
