CA SB53 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on September 29 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-09-29 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 138, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

An act to add Chapter 25.1 (commencing with Section 22757.10) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to add Section 11546.8 to the Government Code, and to add Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 1107) to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to artificial intelligence.

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Title

Artificial intelligence models: large developers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-09-13 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Assembly - SB 53 Wiener Senate Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN (Y: 59 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence (Y: 29 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB53 Wiener (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-21 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-25 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 138, Statutes of 2025.
2025-09-29 Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-13SenateAssembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3039.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-13SenateIn Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-12AssemblyRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 7. Page 3432.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-12AssemblyAssembly Rule 63 suspended.
2025-09-12AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-11AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (September 11).
2025-09-09AssemblyJoint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2025-09-08AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
2025-09-05AssemblyOrdered to third reading.
2025-09-05AssemblyRead third time and amended.
2025-09-05AssemblyAssembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-03AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-02AssemblyRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-08-29AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29).
2025-08-20AssemblyAugust 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-17AssemblyRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16).
2025-07-08AssemblyFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-07-02AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-06-12AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-06-05AssemblyReferred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
2025-05-28AssemblyIn Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-05-28SenateRead third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-27SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-23SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-05-23SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23).
2025-05-16SenateSet for hearing May 23.
2025-04-21SenateApril 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-10SenateSet for hearing April 21.
2025-04-09SenateFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-01SenateSet for hearing April 8.
2025-03-27SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-26SenateFrom committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 530.) (March 25).
2025-03-17SenateSet for hearing March 25.
2025-03-12SenateRe-referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.
2025-02-27SenateFrom committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-29SenateReferred to Com. on RLS.
2025-01-08SenateFrom printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2025-01-07SenateIntroduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Business and Professions Code22757.10New CodeSee Bill Text
Government Code11546.8New CodeSee Bill Text
Labor Code1107New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources

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