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California State Legislature · AB 489 · Chaptered (Chapter 615, Statutes of 2025)

Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.

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Officially: “Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence. Read the full text

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2025-2026 session

Where it is

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Read first time. To print. · Feb 10, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 13. · Feb 11, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and P. & C.P. · Mar 17, 2025
Coauthors revised. · Apr 1, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. · Apr 1, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. · Apr 10, 2025
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. · Apr 21, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 23, 2025
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. · May 7, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23). · May 23, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · May 27, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1832.) · Jun 2, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · Jun 3, 2025
Referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and JUD. · Jun 11, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. · Jun 16, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 23, 2025
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jul 8, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 16, 2025
In committee: Referred to suspense file. · Aug 18, 2025
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). · Aug 29, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 29, 2025
Ordered to special consent calendar. · Sep 2, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2521.). · Sep 4, 2025
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Sep 4, 2025
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3026.). · Sep 8, 2025
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m. · Sep 15, 2025
Approved by the Governor. · Oct 11, 2025
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2025. · Oct 11, 2025

The numbers

9
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

BontaAddisBainsBermanLowenthalPellerinWilsonAshbyWeber Pierson

Recorded votes

AB 489 Bonta Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2025-09-08 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Special Consent AB489 Bonta et al. By Weber PiersonSenate · 2025-09-04 · (PASS) · Ayes 39, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do passSenate · 2025-08-29 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2025-08-18 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-07-15 · (PASS) · Ayes 13, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2025-06-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 10, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 489 Bonta Assembly Third ReadingAssembly · 2025-06-02 · (PASS) · Ayes 79, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass.Assembly · 2025-05-23 · (PASS) · Ayes 14, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-04-22 · (PASS) · Ayes 14, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]Assembly · 2025-04-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 17, Noes 0, Abstain 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the California legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2025. (Oct 11, 2025).