AI bills in California, 2025–26.

12 measures the AI group is following, with what each one does, who is on the record, and where it stands. Updated September 18, 2026.

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August 30, 2026Senate

AB 1018: what California's automated decision systems bill would do, and who is fighting it

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan's AB 1018 cleared its last floor vote 50-16 in the Assembly on June 2, 2025. 57 organizations are listed in support and 86 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan · 57 support, 86 oppose · 3 min read
August 31, 2026Assembly

AB 2564: what California's surveillance pricing bill would do, and who is fighting it

Assemblymember Ward's AB 2564 cleared its last floor vote 22-14 in the Senate on August 31, 2026. 51 organizations are listed in support and 52 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Ward · 51 support, 52 oppose · 3 min read
May 14, 2026Assembly

AB 1898: what California's workplace artificial intelligence tools bill would do, and who is fighting it

Assemblymember Schultz's AB 1898 was last acted on May 14, 2026. 19 organizations are listed in support and 79 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Schultz · 19 support, 79 oppose · 3 min read
August 13, 2026Senate

AB 412: Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials. Moving through the Legislature

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan's AB 412 cleared its last floor vote 45-16 in the Assembly on May 12, 2025. 34 organizations are listed in support and 37 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan · 34 support, 37 oppose · 3 min read
September 15, 2026Governor's desk

AB 2575: Health care services: artificial intelligence. Headed to the Governor with 23 supporters and 48 opponents

Assemblymember Ortega's AB 2575 cleared its last floor vote 21-10 in the Senate on August 31, 2026. 23 organizations are listed in support and 48 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Ortega · 23 support, 48 oppose · 2 min read
August 28, 2026Governor's desk

SB 1159: Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance. Headed to the Governor with 68 supporters and 2 opponents

Senator Cabaldon's SB 1159 cleared its last floor vote 37-0 in the Senate on August 20, 2026. 68 organizations are listed in support and 2 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Senator Cabaldon · 68 support, 2 oppose · 4 min read
September 9, 2026Governor's desk

SB 1246: California's autonomous vehicles bill reaches the Governor over 36 objections

Senator Cortese's SB 1246 cleared its last floor vote 29-7 in the Senate on August 31, 2026. 17 organizations are listed in support and 36 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Senator Cortese · 17 support, 36 oppose · 2 min read
May 14, 2026Assembly

AB 2027: Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence. Moving through the Legislature

Assemblymember Ward's AB 2027 was last acted on May 14, 2026. 22 organizations are listed in support and 27 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Ward · 22 support, 27 oppose · 3 min read
January 22, 2026Vetoed

AB 1064 vetoed: what the Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act would have done

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan's AB 1064 cleared its last floor vote 60-8 in the Assembly on September 11, 2025. 23 organizations are listed in support and 6 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan · 23 support, 6 oppose · 3 min read
May 14, 2026Assembly

AB 2169: Social media platforms: artificial intelligence models. Moving through the Legislature

Assemblymember Lowenthal's AB 2169 was last acted on May 14, 2026. 14 organizations are listed in support and 8 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Lowenthal · 14 support, 8 oppose · 3 min read
May 14, 2026Assembly

AB 2653: State contracts: report: modern foundation models and associated artificial intelligence systems. Moving through the Legislature

Assemblymember Lee's AB 2653 was last acted on May 14, 2026. 21 organizations are listed in support and 1 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Assemblymember Lee · 21 support, 1 oppose · 3 min read
March 2, 2026Vetoed

SB 11 vetoed: what California's artificial intelligence technology bill would have done

Senator Ashby's SB 11 cleared its last floor vote 37-0 in the Senate on September 13, 2025. 10 organizations are listed in support and 7 in opposition. Here is what it would do, how it got here, and what happens next.

Senator Ashby · 10 support, 7 oppose · 4 min read

What moves a AI bill in Sacramento

California regulates the same AI system three ways at once: the Privacy Protection Agency, the Civil Rights Council, and the Legislature. Capitol Axis gets developers and deployers into the room before the regulatory text locks a compliance model that does not fit the product.

A position becomes useful when it reaches the analysis the members read, which means the letter and the amendment language land before the hearing, not after. The AI group writes those positions, negotiates the language, and testifies for AI organizations.

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