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]

Summary

An act to add and repeal Section 42450.6 of the Public Resources Code, relating to lithium-ion batteries.

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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]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-01-22AssemblyConsideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
2025-10-11AssemblyConsideration of Governor's veto pending.
2025-10-11AssemblyVetoed by Governor.
2025-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-09-03AssemblySenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2860.).
2025-09-02AssemblyIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-02SenateRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2396.).
2025-08-21SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-20SenateOrdered to third reading.
2025-08-20SenateFrom Consent Calendar.
2025-08-20SenateRead second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19SenateFrom committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-16SenateFrom 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.
2025-07-08SenateFrom 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.
2025-06-30SenateFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2025-06-18SenateReferred to Coms. on G.O. and E.Q.
2025-06-05SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-06-04AssemblyRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2067.)
2025-05-27AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-05-23AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 23).
2025-05-23AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 1644.)
2025-04-09AssemblyIn committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
2025-03-26AssemblyFrom 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.
2025-03-12AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on E.S & T.M.
2025-03-11AssemblyFrom committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.S & T.M. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-03AssemblyReferred to Coms. on E.S & T.M. and NAT. RES.
2025-02-15AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2025-02-14AssemblyRead first time. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Public Resources Code42450.6Repealed CodeCitation Text

California State Sources


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