CA SB813 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on September 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Passed on September 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to add Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 8898) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
Title
Independent verification organizations.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-08-30 - Assembly - SB 813 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Bauer-Kahan (Y: 67 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-08-30 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB813 McNerney (Y: 31 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-08-30 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-08-13 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] (Y: 11 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-07-01 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB813 McNerney (Y: 31 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026. | |
| 2026-09-09 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2026-09-08 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. | |
| 2026-08-30 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2026-08-30 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2026-08-26 | Assembly | Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. |
| 2026-08-25 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-08-24 | Assembly | Ordered to second reading. |
| 2026-08-24 | Assembly | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2026-08-24 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 96 suspended. |
| 2026-08-24 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (August 13). |
| 2026-08-13 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. |
| 2026-08-05 | Assembly | August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file. |
| 2026-07-02 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2026-07-02 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 1). |
| 2026-06-16 | Assembly | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-05-04 | Assembly | Referred to Com. on P. & C.P. |
| 2026-01-27 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 3307.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3270.) (January 22). |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Set for hearing January 22. |
| 2026-01-05 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. |
| 2025-05-16 | Senate | Set for hearing May 23. |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Set for hearing May 12. |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Set for hearing April 29. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on JUD. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | April 21 hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Set for hearing April 21. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Code | 8898 | New Code | See Bill Text |
