AB 2023
Companion chatbots: children’s safety.
Amended Senate · In Floor Process · by Wicks, Bauer-Kahan, Padilla · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Assembly floor, 2026-05-26: (PASS), 66 ayes, 8 noes, 6 not voting · AB 2023 Wicks Assembly Third Reading
Aye (66): 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, Chris Rogers D, Christopher Ward D, Corey Jackson D, Cottie Petrie-Norris D, Damon Connolly D, Darshana R. Patel 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, Jeff Gonzalez R, Jesse Gabriel D, Jessica Caloza D, Joaquin Arambula D, Joe Patterson R, John Harabedian D, José Luis Solache D, Josh Hoover R, Josh Lowenthal D, Juan Alanis R, Juan Carrillo D, Kate Sanchez R, LaShae Sharp-Collins D, Laurie Davies R, Leticia Castillo R, Lisa Calderon D, Liz Ortega D, Lori Wilson D, Maggy Krell D, Marc Berman D, Mark González D, Matt Haney D, Mia Bonta D, Michelle Rodriguez D, Mike Fong D, Mike Gipson D, Nick Schultz D, Patrick Ahrens D, Phillip Chen R, 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 (8): Alexandra Macedo R, Carl DeMaio R, David Tangipa R, Diane Dixon R, Heather Hadwick R, Natasha Johnson R, Stan Ellis R, Tri Ta R
Not voting (6): Al Muratsuchi D, Celeste Rodriguez D, Greg Wallis R, Heath Flora R, James Gallagher R, Tom Lackey R
Who lobbied on it
31 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 2023 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Amazon.com Services LLC · Anthropic PBC · ERNST & YOUNG LLP · KPMG LLP · Meta Platforms, Inc. · PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP · A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN - CALIFORNIA · AMERICAN INNOVATORS NETWORK · Adobe · Apple Inc. · CA Alliance of Boys & Girls Club · CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE · CHAMBER OF PROGRESS · CHILDREN NOW · COMMON SENSE MEDIA · COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA · DELOITTE LLP · ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · ENCODE AI CORPORATION · INTERNET.WORKS · LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE · MAGIC SCHOOL INC. · MERIDIAN GOVERNANCE INC. · OMIDYAR NETWORK · OpenAI OPCO, LLC · Pinterest, Inc. · Project Liberty LLC · TOY ASSOCIATION, THE · TRANSPARENCY COALITION ACTION FUND
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 13 | 2 |
| 2026-05-14 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 12 | 3 |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly floor AB 2023 Wicks Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 66 | 8 |
| 2026-06-15 | Sen Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] | (PASS) | 7 | 1 |
| 2026-06-23 | Sen Judiciary Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 13 | 0 |
| 2026-08-03 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-08-13 | Sen Appropriations Do pass | (PASS) | 6 | 1 |