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Senate bill · 20252026

SB 7

Employment: automated decision systems.

VetoedOfficial record on California Legislative Information

Progress

455 days from first to latest action, across 38 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 2

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 29

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 9

  5. Passed first chamber

    Jun 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    Sep 11

  7. Sent to governor

    Sep 23

  8. Became law

    Vetoed

AssemblySenateDecFebAprJunAugOctDecFeb

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

Senate · Apr 9, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–1

4 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Senate · Apr 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 11–2

11 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Placed on suspense file

Senate · May 19, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass

Senate · May 23, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 5–1

5 Yea

1 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

3rd Reading SB7 McNerney et al.

Senate · Jun 2, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 27–10

27 Yea

10 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

Assembly · Jun 25, 2025

Passed 5–0

5 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Assembly · Jul 16, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 9–4

9 Yea

4 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Do pass as amended.

Assembly · Aug 29, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 10–4

10 Yea

4 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Unfinished Business SB7 McNerney et al. Concurrence

Senate · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 28–9

28 Yea

9 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

SB 7 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Ward

Assembly · Sep 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 45–17

45 Yea

17 Nay

18 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by California Legislative Information.

  1. Veto sustained.

    Mar 2, 2026 · Senate

  2. Stricken from file.

    Mar 2, 2026 · Senate

  3. In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

    Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

  4. Vetoed by the Governor.

    Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

  5. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

    Sep 23, 2025 · Joint

  6. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2988.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. Appropriations

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    Sep 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 17. Page 3338.) Ordered to the Senate.

    Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly

  9. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  10. Read third time and amended.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  11. Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.

    Sep 5, 2025 · Assembly

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    Sep 3, 2025 · Assembly

  13. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    Sep 2, 2025 · Assembly

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 29). Appropriations

    Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

  15. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    Aug 20, 2025 · Assembly

  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    Jul 17, 2025 · Assembly

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. Privacy and Consumer Protection

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  18. July 8 hearing postponed by committee.

    Jul 9, 2025 · Assembly

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. Privacy and Consumer Protection

    Jun 26, 2025 · Assembly

  20. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. Labor and Employment

    Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly

  21. Referred to Coms. on L. & E., P. & C.P., and JUD. Labor and Employment

    Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly

  22. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    Jun 3, 2025 · Assembly

  23. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 1388.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  24. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  25. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1187.) (May 23). Appropriations

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  26. Set for hearing May 23.

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  27. May 19 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  28. Set for hearing May 19.

    May 9, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. Appropriations

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  30. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2. Page 937.) (April 29).

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  31. Set for hearing April 29.

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  32. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 739.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. Judiciary

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  33. Set for hearing April 9.

    Mar 26, 2025 · Senate

  34. Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and JUD. Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  35. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  36. Referred to Com. on RLS. Rules

    Jan 29, 2025 · Senate

  37. From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 2.

    Dec 3, 2024 · Senate

  38. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

    Dec 2, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Sade Elhawary coauthorD
  • Isaac Bryan coauthorD

In committee

Topics

Employmentautomateddecisionsystems

Bill text

  • 12/02/24 - IntroducedPDF
  • 03/06/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 05/01/25 - Amended SenatePDF
  • 06/19/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 07/09/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/02/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/05/25 - Amended AssemblyPDF
  • 09/17/25 - EnrolledPDF
  • SB7HTML

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