CA AB696 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Vetoed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on October 11 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-01-22 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add and repeal Section 42450.6 of the Public Resources Code, relating to lithium-ion batteries.
Title
Lithium-ion vehicle batteries: emergencies: advisory group.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-03 - Assembly - AB 696 Ransom Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-02 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 696 Ransom Assembly Third Reading (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-02 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-04 - Assembly - AB 696 Ransom Assembly Third Reading (Y: 79 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Assembly | Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. |
| 2025-10-11 | Assembly | Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 2025-10-11 | Assembly | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 2025-09-09 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2860.). |
| 2025-09-02 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2396.). |
| 2025-08-21 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-20 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-08-20 | Senate | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-20 | Senate | From Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-08-20 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-08-19 | Senate | From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-08 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q. |
| 2025-06-30 | Senate | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O. |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Referred to Coms. on G.O. and E.Q. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-04 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2067.) |
| 2025-05-27 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-23 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.) |
| 2025-04-09 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-03-26 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-12 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M. |
| 2025-03-11 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-03 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and NAT. RES. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Resources Code | 42450.6 | Repealed Code | Citation Text |
