CA AB686 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 686

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on May 27 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-01 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). 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 Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and to amend Section 20010 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

Title

Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.

Roll Calls

2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-30 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Assembly - AB 686 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - Assembly - Do pass. To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-01	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-30	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-06-15	Senate	Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., JUD., and APPR.
2026-06-11	Senate	Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
2026-06-10	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-06-09	Senate	Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2026-06-09	Senate	Ordered to second reading.
2026-06-09	Senate	From inactive file.
2025-09-04	Senate	Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.
2025-08-20	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-19	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2025-06-30	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-04	Senate	Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-05-28	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-27	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1740.)
2025-05-22	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-21	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).
2025-04-01	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-03	Assembly	Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-02-15	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-02-14	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Code of Civil Procedure	35	Amended Code	Citation Text
Elections Code	20010	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB686
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB686#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB686#98AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB686