AB 1609
Customer service chatbots.
Became law · by Zbur · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Assembly floor, 2026-08-31: (PASS), 58 ayes, 18 noes, 3 not voting · AB 1609 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Aye (58): Al Muratsuchi D, Alex Lee D, Anamarie Ávila Farías D, Ash Kalra D, Avelino Valencia D, Blanca Pacheco D, Blanca Rubio D, Buffy Wicks D, Catherine Stefani D, Cecilia Aguiar-Curry D, Celeste Rodriguez D, Chris Rogers D, Christopher Ward D, Corey Jackson D, Cottie Petrie-Norris D, Damon Connolly D, David Alvarez D, Dawn Addis D, Diane Papan D, Esmeralda Soria D, Gail Pellerin D, Gregg Hart D, Isaac Bryan D, Jacqui Irwin D, James Ramos D, Jasmeet Bains D, Jesse Gabriel D, Jessica Caloza D, Joaquin Arambula D, John Harabedian D, José Luis Solache D, Josh Lowenthal D, Juan Carrillo D, LaShae Sharp-Collins D, Lisa Calderon D, Liz Ortega D, Lori Wilson D, Maggy Krell D, Marc Berman D, Mark González D, Matt Haney D, Mia Bonta D, Mike Fong D, Mike Gipson D, Nick Schultz D, Patrick Ahrens D, Pilar Schiavo D, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan D, Rhodesia Ransom D, Rick Chavez Zbur D, Robert Garcia D, Robert Rivas D, Sade Elhawary D, Sharon Quirk-Silva D, Stephanie Nguyen D, Steve Bennett D, Tasha Boerner D, Tina McKinnor D
No (18): Alexandra Macedo R, Carl DeMaio R, David Tangipa R, Diane Dixon R, Greg Wallis R, Heath Flora R, Heather Hadwick R, Jeff Gonzalez R, Joe Patterson R, Josh Hoover R, Juan Alanis R, Kate Sanchez R, Laurie Davies R, Leticia Castillo R, Natasha Johnson R, Phillip Chen R, Stan Ellis R, Tri Ta R
Not voting (3): Darshana R. Patel D, Michelle Rodriguez D, Tom Lackey R
Who lobbied on it
58 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 1609 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
ASURION LLC · AT&T Services Inc. and its Affiliates · Amazon.com Services LLC · CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC · CVS HEALTH · Capital One Services LLC · DIRECTV, LLC · DoorDash, Inc. · Meta Platforms, Inc. · UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · AMERICA'S PHYSICIAN GROUPS · Adobe · Association of National Advertisers · BLOCK, INC. · BOEING COMPANY, THE · BSA THE SOFTWARE ALLIANCE · CALIFORNIA ATTRACTIONS AND PARKS ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF MACHINISTS · CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION LEAGUE · CALIFORNIA SKI INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (CALTRAVEL) · CARFAX, INC. · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · COMCAST CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING NBC UNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC · COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA · COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT 9 · COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · COX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES · California Conference Board of the Amalgamated Transit Union · California Water Association · Dropbox, Inc. · ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES · ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA, LOCAL 20, IFPTE, AFL-CIO & CLC · ETSY · EXPEDIA · HERTZ CORPORATION; THE · INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · INTERNET.WORKS · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE · Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart · PRIVACY RIGHTS CLEARINGHOUSE · Pinterest, Inc. · QUALTRICS · SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT · SNAP INC. · STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY · TEAMSTERS CALIFORNIA · TECHEQUITY ACTION · THOMSON REUTERS · UNITE HERE INTERNATIONAL UNION · UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSOCIATION dba USTELECOM - THE BROADBAND ASSOCIATION · USCB INC. · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 132 · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 483 · UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 522 · WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY · Waymo LLC
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | (PASS) | 9 | 4 |
| 2026-04-21 | Asm Judiciary Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 9 | 3 |
| 2026-05-14 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 11 | 4 |
| 2026-05-27 | Assembly floor AB 1609 Zbur Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 56 | 16 |
| 2026-06-22 | Sen Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-06-30 | Sen Judiciary Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 11 | 1 |
| 2026-08-03 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-08-13 | Sen Appropriations Do pass as amended | (PASS) | 5 | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 | Senate floor Assembly 3rd Reading AB1609 Zbur By Umberg | (PASS) | 30 | 9 |
| 2026-08-31 | Assembly floor AB 1609 Zbur Concurrence in Senate Amendments | (PASS) | 58 | 18 |