CA AB853 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 674, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 674, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 22757.1, 22757.4, and 22757.6 of, and to add Sections 22757.3.1, 22757.3.2, and 22757.3.3 to, the Business and Professions Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
Title
California AI Transparency Act.
Sponsors
| Asm. Buffy Wicks [D] | Sen. Josh Becker [D] | Asm. Rick Zbur [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-12 - Assembly - AB 853 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 60 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB853 Wicks et al. By Becker (Y: 30 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 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 as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 853 Wicks Assembly Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB853 Wicks et al. By Becker (Y: 30 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 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 as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Assembly - AB 853 Wicks Assembly Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 674, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-24 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-12 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 4. Page 3381.). |
| 2025-09-12 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 2906.). |
| 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 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 15). |
| 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 58. Noes 2. Page 1908.) |
| 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.) |
| 2025-05-07 | Assembly | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-30 | Assembly | Coauthors revised. |
| 2025-04-23 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-28 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. |
| 2025-02-20 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. |
| 2025-02-19 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.3.1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.3.2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.3.3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.4 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Business and Professions Code | 22757.6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
