Health care professions: deceptive terms or letters: artificial intelligence.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The law adds a new chapter to the Business and Professions Code that makes it illegal for any artificial‑intelligence or generative‑AI system to use words, letters or phrases that suggest the advice or care comes from a person with a health‑care license. It applies to the developers and deployers of such technology, and violations are handled by the relevant health‑care licensing boards. Each improper use is treated as a separate offense.

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Vote

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3026.). · Sep 8, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 18, 2025
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jul 15, 2025
• Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Hearing
  Business, Professions and Economic Development · Jun 23, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025

History

1. Oct 11, 2025Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 615, Statutes of 2025.
2. Oct 11, 2025Approved by the Governor.
3. Sep 15, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
4. Sep 8, 2025Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3026.).
5. Sep 4, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2521.).
6. Sep 4, 2025In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
7. Sep 2, 2025Ordered to special consent calendar.
8. Aug 29, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
9. Aug 29, 2025From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
10. Aug 18, 2025In committee: Referred to suspense file.
11. Jul 16, 2025From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. Jul 8, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

The 12 most recent of 28 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Bonta · sponsor
• Addis
• Ashby
• Bains
• Berman
• Lowenthal
• Pellerin
• Weber Pierson
• Wilson

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