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CA AB 1652

enacted

State agencies: regulations and legislation: nondisclosure agreements.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did CA AB 1652 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1652 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-27): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 130, Statutes of 2026.

What is CA AB 1652 about?

Existing law prohibits Members of the Legislature from entering into, or requesting that another party enter into, a nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation, and makes any nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation void and unenforceable. Existing law provides an exception for nondisclosure agreements, or portions thereof, that prevent only the disclosure of trade secrets, financial information, or proprietary information, as specified. This bill would prohibit an elective or appointive officer of a state agency acting in their official capacity from entering into, or requesting that another party enter into, a nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of a proposed regulation or legislation. The bill would also make any nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of a proposed regulation or legislation entered into by an elective or appointive officer of a state agency acting in their official capacity after the effective date of this bill void and unenforceable. The bill would provide an exception for nondisclosure agreements, or portions thereof, that prevent only the disclosure of trade secrets, private financial information, or proprietary information, as specified.

Who sponsors CA AB 1652?

Patterson is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1652, joined by 15 cosponsors.

Description

Existing law prohibits Members of the Legislature from entering into, or requesting that another party enter into, a nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation, and makes any nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of proposed legislation void and unenforceable. Existing law provides an exception for nondisclosure agreements, or portions thereof, that prevent only the disclosure of trade secrets, financial information, or proprietary information, as specified. This bill would prohibit an elective or appointive officer of a state agency acting in their official capacity from entering into, or requesting that another party enter into, a nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of a proposed regulation or legislation. The bill would also make any nondisclosure agreement relating to the drafting, negotiation, or discussion of a proposed regulation or legislation entered into by an elective or appointive officer of a state agency acting in their official capacity after the effective date of this bill void and unenforceable. The bill would provide an exception for nondisclosure agreements, or portions thereof, that prevent only the disclosure of trade secrets, private financial information, or proprietary information, as specified.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-27 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 130, Statutes of 2026.
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pattersonauthor
  • Alaniscoauthor
  • Castillocoauthor
  • Daviescoauthor
  • DeMaiocoauthor
  • Dixoncoauthor
  • Elliscoauthor
  • Gallaghercoauthor
  • Jeff Gonzalezcoauthor
  • Hadwickcoauthor
  • Hoovercoauthor
  • Johnsoncoauthor
  • Macedocoauthor
  • Sanchezcoauthor
  • Tangipacoauthor
  • Walliscoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-08-27

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 130, Statutes of 2026.

  2. 2026-08-27

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2026-08-18

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. 2026-08-11

    In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.).

  6. 2026-08-10

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5321.).

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  7. 2026-08-04

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  8. 2026-08-03

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

  9. 2026-06-23

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. 2026-06-17

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on G.O. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

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  11. 2026-06-03

    Referred to Coms. on JUD. and G.O.

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  12. 2026-04-16

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. 2026-04-16

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4682.)

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  14. 2026-04-09

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

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  15. 2026-04-08

    Coauthors revised.

  16. 2026-04-08

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 8).

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  17. 2026-03-10

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  18. 2026-02-17

    Referred to Com. on JUD.

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  19. 2026-01-29

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.

  20. 2026-01-28

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-03-10 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Stefani: yes

  • Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Calderon: other

  • AB 1652 Patterson Consent Calendar Second Day

    2026-04-16 · pass · 68-0

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Patel: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Ta: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Castillo: yes
    • Macedo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Jeff Gonzalez: yes
    • Chen: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Lackey: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • DeMaio: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Tangipa: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Flora: other
    • Berman: other
    • Hart: other
    • Papan: other
    • Arambula: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Bonta: other
    • Schiavo: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Hoover: other
    • Harabedian: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governmental Organization] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-16 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Niello: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: other
    • Weber Pierson: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

    2026-06-23 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Rubio: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Valladares: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Alvarado-Gil: other

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