(1) Existing law generally regulates artificial intelligence, including by requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, and before each time thereafter, that a generative artificial intelligence system or service, or a substantial modification to a generative artificial intelligence system or service, released on or after January 1, 2022, is made publicly available to Californians for use, the developer of the system or service to post on the developer's internet website documentation regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service, as prescribed.
California SB 53 (20252026) — Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
(1) Existing law generally regulates artificial intelligence, including by requiring, on or before January 1, 2026, and before each time thereafter, that a generative artificial intelligence system or service, or a substantial modification to a generative artificial intelligence system or service, released on or after January 1, 2022, is made publicly available to Californians for use, the developer of the system or service to post on the developer's internet website documentation regarding the data used by the developer to train the generative artificial intelligence system or service, as prescribed.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 13–0 (pass) · upper
SB 53 Wiener Senate Third Reading By BAUER-KAHAN — 59–7 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 12–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Placed on suspense file — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB53 Wiener et al. Concurrence — 29–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended. — 11–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Wiener — primary (person)
Rubio — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-07 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-08 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 7.
2025-01-29 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2025-02-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-12 Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-03-17 Set for hearing March 25.
2025-03-26 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 530.) (March 25). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-04-01 Set for hearing April 8.
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 705.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-10 Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-21 April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1189.) (May 23). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-23 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-28 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-28 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-06-05 Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. referral-committee
2025-06-12 Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-07-08 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 16). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-20 August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-08-29 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (August 29). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-02 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-05 Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-08 Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
2025-09-09 Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
2025-09-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (September 11). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-12 Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2025-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 59. Noes 7. Page 3432.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 3039.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-23 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 138, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/921be457-d273-4be3-9e2d-f0f0314d81b0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).