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Measure SB 243
Authors Padilla   Becker  
Coauthors: Rubio   Stern   Weber Pierson   Lowenthal   Pellerin  
Subject Companion chatbots.
Relating To relating to artificial intelligence.
Title An act to add Chapter 22.6 (commencing with Section 22601) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
Last Action Dt 2025-10-13
State Chaptered
Status Chaptered
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Bill Actions
2025-10-13     Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-13     Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-22     Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-09-11     Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 3. Page 2880.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-10     In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-10     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 1. Page 3189.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-09-04     Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04     Read third time and amended.
2025-09-02     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (August 29).
2025-08-20     August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-07-16     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-07-09     Coauthors revised.
2025-07-03     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2025-06-11     June 24 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-06-09     Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
2025-06-04     In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-03     Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 5. Page 1442.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 1192.) (May 23).
2025-05-23     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-16     Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-12     May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-02     Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-01     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 965.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-21     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-09     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
2025-04-08     Set for hearing April 30 in HEALTH pending receipt.
2025-03-28     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-03-26     Set for hearing April 8.
2025-03-25     Set for hearing April 1.
2025-03-25     April 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-03-24     From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-14     Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HEALTH.
2025-02-03     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 2.
2025-01-30     Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Versions
    Length
Chaptered     2025-10-13     15977
Enrolled     2025-09-13     15465
Amended Assembly     2025-09-04     20174
Amended Assembly     2025-07-03     14867
Amended Senate     2025-04-21     13473
Amended Senate     2025-03-28     13676
Amended Senate     2025-03-24     12925
Introduced     2025-01-30     7812
Analyses TBD