AB 56
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Became law · by Bauer-Kahan, Wicks · full text and history
Latest floor vote
Assembly floor, 2025-09-12: (PASS), 59 ayes, 7 noes, 14 not voting · AB 56 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments
Aye (59): 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 Papan D, Esmeralda Soria D, Gail Pellerin D, Greg Wallis R, Gregg Hart D, Isaac Bryan D, Jacqui Irwin D, James Ramos 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 (7): Alexandra Macedo R, Carl DeMaio R, David Tangipa R, Jeff Gonzalez R, Joe Patterson R, Natasha Johnson R, Stan Ellis R
Not voting (14): Diane Dixon R, Heath Flora R, Heather Hadwick R, James Gallagher R, Jasmeet Bains D, Josh Hoover R, Juan Alanis R, Kate Sanchez R, Laurie Davies R, Leticia Castillo R, Michelle Rodriguez D, Phillip Chen R, Tom Lackey R, Tri Ta R
Who lobbied on it
25 lobbyist employers, lobbying firms and others name AB 56 in their reports since 2025 (not their position). Linked: those who gave to two or more 2026 state candidates.
EBAY, INC. · Meta Platforms, Inc. · PayPal · AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA · CHAMBER OF PROGRESS · COMCAST CORPORATION AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES INCLUDING NBC UNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC · COMMON SENSE MEDIA · COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA · COX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES · Dropbox, Inc. · ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION · INTERNET.WORKS · Indeed · NETCHOICE · OMIDYAR NETWORK · PRIVACY RIGHTS CLEARINGHOUSE · PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES · Pinterest, Inc. · REST TECH ACTION · SNAP INC. · SPOTIFY USA, INC. · Salesforce, Inc. · Tech Oversight Project dba Tech Oversight California · X CORP.
Every recorded vote
| Date | Where | Result | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | Asm Privacy and Consumer Protection Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] | (PASS) | 11 | 1 |
| 2025-04-29 | Asm Judiciary Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 10 | 1 |
| 2025-05-23 | Asm Appropriations Do pass. | (PASS) | 11 | 1 |
| 2025-05-29 | Assembly floor AB 56 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading | (PASS) | 50 | 0 |
| 2025-07-01 | Sen Judiciary Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Health] | (PASS) | 12 | 0 |
| 2025-07-16 | Sen Health Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | (PASS) | 10 | 0 |
| 2025-08-18 | Sen Appropriations Placed on suspense file | (PASS) | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-08-29 | Sen Appropriations Do pass as amended | (PASS) | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate floor Assembly 3rd Reading AB56 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Weber Pierson | (PASS) | 30 | 5 |
| 2025-09-12 | Assembly floor AB 56 Bauer-Kahan Concurrence in Senate Amendments | (PASS) | 59 | 7 |