AB 1979 — Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 854, Statutes of 2026.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 11 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill addresses the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare services.
This legislation focuses on how artificial intelligence can be integrated into healthcare services. It aims to establish guidelines and regulations regarding its use.
What this means for you
- Healthcare: This means healthcare providers may need to adapt to new guidelines on using AI technologies.
Summary
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Bill Text
- Chaptered 09/30/26 - Chaptered html September 30, 2026
- Enrolled 09/01/26 - Enrolled html September 01, 2026
- Amended 08/20/26 - Amended Senate pdf August 20, 2026
- Amended Amended Senate Current xml August 20, 2026
- Amended 07/02/26 - Amended Senate pdf July 02, 2026
- Amended 06/22/26 - Amended Senate pdf June 22, 2026
- Amended 06/17/26 - Amended Senate pdf June 17, 2026
- Amended 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly pdf April 23, 2026
- Amended 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly pdf April 09, 2026
- Amended 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly pdf March 19, 2026
- Amended 03/16/26 - Amended Assembly pdf March 16, 2026
- Introduced 02/13/26 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2026
- AB1979 View text html
Action History
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Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 854, Statutes of 2026.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
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Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 10. Page 6688.).
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In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9.).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 1).
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 15).
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Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and HEALTH.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 15. Page 5213.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
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Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.)
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Read second time and amended.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (April 21).
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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Read second time and amended.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 7).
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Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
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Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. & C.P.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Mia Bonta · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 26 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Bonta, Mia Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 13% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (79)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Ávila Farías | — | Yea |
| Rivas | — | Yea |
| Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Fong | — | Yea |
| Garcia | — | Yea |
| Lowenthal | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ransom, Rhodesia | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Schultz, Nick | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Nay |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Nay |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Ellis, Stan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Nay |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Nay |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Yea |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 23% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ochoa Bogh | — | Nay |
| Pérez | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Yea |
| Weber Pierson | — | Yea |
| Allen | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Arreguín, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Blakespear, Catherine S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Cortese, Dave | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hurtado, Melissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Laird, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Limón, Monique | Democratic | Yea |
| McGuire, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| McNerney, Jerry | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Stern, Henry I. | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Nay |
| Choi, Steven S. | Republican | Nay |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Nay |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Nay |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Nay |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Strickland, Tony | Republican | Nay |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 23% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Nay |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Richardson, Laura | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democratic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (11)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Weber Pierson | — | Yea |
| Gonzalez | — | Yea |
| Rubio | — | Not Voting |
| Caballero, Anna M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Durazo, Maria Elena | Democratic | Yea |
| Menjivar, Caroline | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pérez, Sasha Renée | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Grove, Shannon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valladares, Suzette Martinez | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 22% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cabaldon, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Gonzalez, Lena A. | Democratic | Yea |
| McNerney, Jerry | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Stephen C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Umberg, Thomas J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Nay |
| Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 48 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 19% | 0% | 21% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ávila Farías | — | Nay |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Elhawary, Sade | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Garcia, Robert | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Harabedian, John | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ransom, Rhodesia | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Celeste | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Rodriguez, Michelle | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Schultz, Nick | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Nay |
| Castillo, Leticia | Republican | Nay |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Not Voting |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Nay |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Ellis, Stan | Republican | Nay |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gonzalez, Jeff | Republican | Nay |
| Hadwick, Heather | Republican | Nay |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Nay |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Nay |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Nay |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Nay |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Krell, Maggy | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Solache, Jr., José Luis | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Nay |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Nay |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Nay |
| Tangipa, David J. | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| DeMaio, Carl | Republican | Nay |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Nay |
| Macedo, Alexandra | Republican | Nay |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 19% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ahrens, Patrick | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Caloza, Jessica | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Patel, Darshana R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rogers, Chris | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharp-Collins, LaShae | Democratic | Yea |
| Stefani, Catherine | Democratic | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Natasha | Republican | Nay |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Nay |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 1979 do?
- Health care services: artificial intelligence.
- Who sponsors AB 1979?
- AB 1979 is sponsored by Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 1979?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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