AB 621 — Deepfake pornography.
Congress · introduced 2025-10-13
Latest action: — Secretary of State
Sponsors
- Berman, Marc (D, CA-23) — sponsor
- Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D, CA-16) — sponsor
- Ortega, Liz (D, CA-20) — cosponsor
- Bryan, Isaac G. (D, CA-55) — cosponsor
- Dixon, Diane (R, CA-72) — cosponsor
- Irwin, Jacqui (D, CA-42) — cosponsor
- Lowenthal, Josh (D, CA-69) — cosponsor
- Pellerin, Gail (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Alanis, Juan (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Wicks, Buffy (D, CA-14) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · 1 — Read first time. To print.
- · 3 — From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
- · 504 — Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.
- · 937 — Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
- · 11 — From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 18).
- · 21 — Read second time and amended.
- · 30 — Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- · 12 — From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).
- · 21 — Read second time and amended.
- · 30 — Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- · 304 — In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
- · 8 — From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
- · 23 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- · 41 — Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1841.)
- · 112 — In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
- · 2 — Referred to Com. on JUD.
- · 114 — From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
- · 6 — From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
- · 300 — In committee: Referred to suspense file.
- · 8 — From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
- · 126 — Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
- · 23 — Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- · 124 — Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2656.).
- · 64 — In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- · 65 — Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3225.).
- · 77 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- · 80 — Approved by the Governor.
- · 79 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D, state_lower CA-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berman, Marc (D, state_lower CA-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Alanis, Juan (R, state_lower CA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bryan, Isaac G. (D, state_lower CA-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dixon, Diane (R, state_lower CA-72) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Irwin, Jacqui (D, state_lower CA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lowenthal, Josh (D, state_lower CA-69) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Ortega, Liz (D, state_lower CA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pellerin, Gail (D, state_lower CA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Wicks, Buffy (D, state_lower CA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no