CA SB 1146
in committeeAdvertisement claims: health-related consumer products and services: digital replicas and synthetic performers.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 1146 pass?
Not yet. CA SB 1146 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-08-13): August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
What is CA SB 1146 about?
Existing unfair competition laws make various unfair competition practices unlawful, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising claim. Existing law makes a person who violates specified false advertising provisions liable for a civil penalty, as specified, and provides that a person who violates those false advertising provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law makes it unlawful for healing arts licensees, as specified, to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any form of public communication containing a false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive statement, claim, or image in order to induce the provision of services or products in connection with their licensed professional practice or business. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor and, in the case of a licensed person, provides that a violation constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for suspension or revocation of a license by the relevant board. This bill would require a person who creates or causes to be created an advertisement that includes a digital replica or synthetic performer depicted as a health care provider to promote the sale of a health-related consumer product or service to include a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the health care provider depicted in the advertisement was generated or substantially altered by artificial intelligence or that no human health care provider is depicted. The bill would also define terms for its purposes. This bill would provide that a violation of its provisions constitutes a violation of specified unfair competition and false advertising laws. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize a natural person whose digital replica is used in an advertisement to bring a civil action to enforce these provisions. The bill would specify that a violation of the bill does not constitute a misdemeanor under provisions regulating healing arts licensees. 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 1146?
Gonzalez is the primary sponsor of CA SB 1146, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Existing unfair competition laws make various unfair competition practices unlawful, including any unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue, or misleading advertising. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising claim. Existing law makes a person who violates specified false advertising provisions liable for a civil penalty, as specified, and provides that a person who violates those false advertising provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. Existing law makes it unlawful for healing arts licensees, as specified, to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any form of public communication containing a false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive statement, claim, or image in order to induce the provision of services or products in connection with their licensed professional practice or business. Existing law makes a violation of these provisions punishable as a misdemeanor and, in the case of a licensed person, provides that a violation constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for suspension or revocation of a license by the relevant board. This bill would require a person who creates or causes to be created an advertisement that includes a digital replica or synthetic performer depicted as a health care provider to promote the sale of a health-related consumer product or service to include a clear and conspicuous disclosure that the health care provider depicted in the advertisement was generated or substantially altered by artificial intelligence or that no human health care provider is depicted. The bill would also define terms for its purposes. This bill would provide that a violation of its provisions constitutes a violation of specified unfair competition and false advertising laws. By expanding the scope of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would also authorize a natural person whose digital replica is used in an advertisement to bring a civil action to enforce these provisions. The bill would specify that a violation of the bill does not constitute a misdemeanor under provisions regulating healing arts licensees. 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
- 2026-02-18
- Latest action
- 2026-08-13 — August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Gonzalezauthor
- Bryancoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-08-13
August 13 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-06-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-06-17
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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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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2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD.
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2026-05-19
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-18
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4319.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4266.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-04-27
April 27 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-21
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-16
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-15
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0. Page 3868.) (April 14).
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2026-04-08
Set for hearing April 14.
2026-04-07
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3742.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-03-25
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-03-16
Set for hearing April 6.
2026-03-04
Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.
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2026-02-19
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2026-02-18
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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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]
2026-04-14 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Wahab: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Allen: yes
- Niello: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Stern: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Valladares: other
Placed on suspense file
2026-04-27 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Richardson: yes
Do pass
2026-05-14 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Seyarto: other
3rd Reading
2026-05-18 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (40)
- Caballero: yes
- Alvarado-Gil: yes
- Grove: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Valladares: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Choi: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Becker: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Stern: yes
- Limón: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Allen: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Padilla: other
- Jones: other
- Ochoa Bogh: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-16 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Irwin: yes
- Macedo: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hoover: yes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-23 · pass · 11-1
Member-level votes (12)
- Stefani: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Papan: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Sanchez: no
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