AB 2246
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Became law · by Wicks · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Assembly floor, 2026-08-30: (PASS), 73 ayes, 1 noes, 5 not voting · AB 2246 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Aye (73): 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, Darshana R. Patel D, David Alvarez D, Dawn Addis D, Diane Dixon R, Diane Papan D, Esmeralda Soria D, Gail Pellerin D, Greg Wallis R, Gregg Hart D, Heath Flora R, Heather Hadwick R, 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, Stan Ellis R, Stephanie Nguyen D, Steve Bennett D, Tasha Boerner D, Tina McKinnor D
No (1): Carl DeMaio R
Not voting (5): Alexandra Macedo R, David Tangipa R, Natasha Johnson R, Tom Lackey R, Tri Ta R
Who lobbied on it
12 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 2246 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
Meta Platforms, Inc. · A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA · CALIFORNIA CANNABIS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (CaCOA) · COMMON SENSE MEDIA · COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · OMIDYAR NETWORK · PRIVACY RIGHTS CLEARINGHOUSE · Project Liberty LLC · Salesforce, Inc. · Tech Oversight Project dba Tech Oversight California
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) | 13 | 0 |
| 2026-04-21 | Asm Judiciary Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 11 | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 13 | 0 |
| 2026-05-26 | Assembly floor AB 2246 Wicks Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 71 | 1 |
| 2026-06-15 | Sen Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | (PASS) | 8 | 0 |
| 2026-06-30 | 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) | 7 | 0 |
| 2026-08-27 | Senate floor Assembly 3rd Reading AB2246 Wicks et al. By Padilla | (PASS) | 39 | 0 |
| 2026-08-30 | Assembly floor AB 2246 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments | (PASS) | 73 | 1 |