CA SB 1050
enactedFalse advertising: synthetic performers.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1050 pass?
Yes. CA SB 1050 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-16): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 1050 about?
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person or a firm, corporation, or association, or any employee thereof, to engage in false or misleading advertising practices. Existing law makes various unfair competition practices unlawful, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. This bill would make it an unlawful advertising practice for a person to create and cause to be published in an advertising medium an advertisement that prominently includes a synthetic performer without a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the advertisement includes a synthetic performer. The bill would prohibit an advertising medium from transmitting, distributing, displaying, airing, or otherwise making available an advertisement containing a synthetic performer if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order finding that the advertisement violates the bill's provisions or enjoining the creator from publishing the advertisement, and the advertising medium is served with the order, as specified. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Who sponsors CA SB 1050?
Ashby is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1050, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person or a firm, corporation, or association, or any employee thereof, to engage in false or misleading advertising practices. Existing law makes various unfair competition practices unlawful, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. This bill would make it an unlawful advertising practice for a person to create and cause to be published in an advertising medium an advertisement that prominently includes a synthetic performer without a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the advertisement includes a synthetic performer. The bill would prohibit an advertising medium from transmitting, distributing, displaying, airing, or otherwise making available an advertisement containing a synthetic performer if a court of competent jurisdiction has issued an order finding that the advertisement violates the bill's provisions or enjoining the creator from publishing the advertisement, and the advertising medium is served with the order, as specified. The bill would define various terms for these purposes. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-12
- Latest action
- 2026-09-16 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ashbyauthor
- Weber Piersoncoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-16
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 246, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-16
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
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2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-31
Unanimous consent granted to take up without reference to file.
2026-08-31
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-31
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
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2026-08-31
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 7. Page 7045.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-19
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-19
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 13).
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. (Ayes 13. Noes 2.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.
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2026-06-11
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-06-04
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P., A.,E.,S., & T., and JUD.
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2026-05-28
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-28
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4520.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4262.) (May 14).
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2026-05-12
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-11
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-05-04
Set for hearing May 11.
2026-04-23
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3977.) (April 21).
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2026-04-08
Set for hearing April 21.
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-03-10
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-02-26
Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.
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2026-02-13
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.
2026-02-12
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/12/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-12Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-23Compare
- 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-11Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-13Compare
- 08/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-19Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/16/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-16Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-04-06 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Jones: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Reyes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Laird: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Allen: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Niello: yes
- Valladares: yes
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
3rd Reading
2026-05-28 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Blakespear: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Stern: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Jones: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Grove: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Allen: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Niello: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Limón: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ashby: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Becker: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Choi: other
- Dahle: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism]
2026-06-16 · pass · 13-2
Member-level votes (15)
- Irwin: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Patterson: no
- DeMaio: no
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-23 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Ortega: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Ward: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Valencia: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 10-1
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Papan: yes
- Sanchez: no
- Dixon: other
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