Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.
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2025-2026 session
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Read first time. To print. · Feb 14, 2025
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. · Feb 15, 2025
Referred to Com. on B. & P. · Mar 3, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Apr 1, 2025
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 21). · May 21, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. · May 22, 2025
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1740.) · May 27, 2025
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. · May 28, 2025
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. · Jun 4, 2025
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jun 30, 2025
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. · Aug 19, 2025
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 20, 2025
Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Laird. · Sep 4, 2025
From inactive file. · Jun 9, 2026
Ordered to second reading. · Jun 9, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · Jun 9, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Jun 10, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c). · Jun 11, 2026
Re-referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., JUD., and APPR. · Jun 15, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. · Jun 30, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. · Jul 1, 2026
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. · Aug 3, 2026
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 13). · Aug 13, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. · Aug 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. · Aug 17, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6.). · Aug 24, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. · Aug 24, 2026
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. · Aug 25, 2026
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6621.) · Aug 26, 2026
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (August 28). · Aug 28, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14.). · Aug 30, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m. · Sep 9, 2026
Approved by the Governor. · Sep 19, 2026
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 334, Statutes of 2026. · Sep 19, 2026
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AB 686 Berman Concurrence in Senate AmendmentsAssembly · 2026-08-30 · (PASS) · Ayes 63, Noes 14, Abstain 2
With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in.Assembly · 2026-08-28 · (PASS) · Ayes 6, Noes 2, Abstain 0
Assembly 3rd Reading AB686 Berman et al. By AllenSenate · 2026-08-24 · (PASS) · Ayes 30, Noes 6, Abstain 4
Do pass as amendedSenate · 2026-08-13 · (PASS) · Ayes 5, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Placed on suspense fileSenate · 2026-08-03 · (PASS) · Ayes 7, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]Senate · 2026-06-30 · (PASS) · Ayes 4, Noes 1, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2026-06-30 · (PASS) · Ayes 11, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]Senate · 2025-06-30 · (PASS) · Ayes 9, Noes 0, Abstain 0
AB 686 Berman Consent Calendar Second Day Regular SessionAssembly · 2025-05-27 · (PASS) · Ayes 76, Noes 0, Abstain 3
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.Assembly · 2025-05-21 · (PASS) · Ayes 15, Noes 0, Abstain 0
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent CalendarAssembly · 2025-04-01 · (PASS) · Ayes 17, Noes 0, Abstain 1
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