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PassedPassed on 2026-09-19

Bill · California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · AB 686

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Introduced 2025-02-14

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Recorded votes

DateChamberQuestionResultYeasNays
2025-06-30Upper house roll 1596790Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]passed90
2025-05-27Lower house roll 1579276AB 686 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Sessionpassed760
2025-05-21Lower house roll 1575476Do pass. To Consent Calendarpassed150
2025-04-01Lower house roll 1533535Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendarpassed170

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-19Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 334, Statutes of 2026.unclassified
2026-09-19Approved by the Governor.enact
2026-09-19enact
2026-09-19enact
2026-09-09Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.unclassified
2026-08-30Lower houseSenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 6861.).unclassified
2026-08-30sent to executive
2026-08-28Lower houseFrom committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 28).unclassified
2026-08-26Lower houseJoint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6621.)unclassified
2026-08-25Lower houseRe-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.unclassified
2026-08-25refer
2026-08-24Lower houseIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.unclassified
2026-08-24Upper houseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6.).unclassified
2026-08-17Upper houseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2026-08-13Upper houseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.unclassified
2026-08-13Upper houseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13).unclassified
2026-08-13report
2026-08-03Upper houseIn committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.unclassified
2026-08-03refer
2026-07-01Upper houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.unclassified
2026-07-01refer
2026-07-01report
2026-06-30Upper houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.unclassified
2026-06-30refer
2026-06-30report
2026-06-15Upper houseRe-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., JUD., and APPR.unclassified
2026-06-15refer
2026-06-11Upper houseRe-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).unclassified
2026-06-11refer
2026-06-10Upper houseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2026-06-09Upper houseRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.unclassified
2026-06-09Upper houseOrdered to second reading.unclassified
2026-06-09Upper houseFrom inactive file.unclassified
2025-09-04Upper houseOrdered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird.unclassified
2025-08-20Upper houseRead second time. Ordered to third reading.unclassified
2025-08-19Upper houseFrom committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.unclassified
2025-06-30Upper houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.unclassified
2025-06-30refer
2025-06-30report
2025-06-04Upper houseReferred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.unclassified
2025-06-04refer
2025-05-28Upper houseIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.unclassified
2025-05-28refer
2025-05-27Lower houseRead third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1740.)unclassified
2025-05-27floor pass
2025-05-22Lower houseRead second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.unclassified
2025-05-21Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21).unclassified
2025-05-21report
2025-04-01Lower houseFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.unclassified
2025-04-01refer
2025-04-01report
2025-03-03Lower houseReferred to Com. on B. & P.unclassified
2025-03-03refer
2025-02-15Lower houseFrom printer. May be heard in committee March 17.unclassified
2025-02-14Lower houseRead first time. To print.unclassified
2025-02-14introduce
Source: LegiScan, fetched 2026-11-01. Legislative data provided by LegiScan (legiscan.com). Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.