Bill Title: Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2026-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 334, Statutes of 2026. [AB686 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Assembly	AB 686 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments	2026-08-30	63	14	0	2	79	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in	2026-08-28	6	2	0	0	8	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Assembly 3rd Reading AB686 Berman et al. By Allen	2026-08-24	30	6	0	4	40	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Do pass as amended	2026-08-13	5	1	0	1	7	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Placed on suspense file	2026-08-03	7	0	0	0	7	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	2026-06-30	11	0	0	2	13	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]	2026-06-30	4	1	0	0	5	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	2025-06-30	9	0	0	2	11	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	AB 686 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session	2025-05-27	76	0	0	3	79	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Do pass. To Consent Calendar	2025-05-21	15	0	0	0	15	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar	2025-04-01	17	0	0	1	18	Passed	Link	View