Bill Sponsor
California Assembly Bill 1651
Session 20252026
State Bar of California: artificial intelligence.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Assembly on Jan 28, 2026
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 10, 2026
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1651
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Author
Assembly Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 10, 2026
Motion Text
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Summary
Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California (State Bar) , a public corporation governed by a board of trustees. Existing law authorizes the State Bar to establish an examining committee, also known as the Committee of Bar Examiners, with powers that include examining applicants for admission to practice law. Existing law requires an applicant for admission and licensure to practice law to meet specified requirements, including passing a general bar examination given by the examining committee, and authorizes certain experienced attorneys to take an attorneys' examination instead. Existing law requires specified applicants to take a first-year law students' examination administered by the examining committee. Existing law defines "artificial intelligence" as, among other things, a machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can generate outputs, which can influence physical or virtual environments. This bill would require the State Bar to disclose the use of artificial intelligence-generated content, as defined, in developing or administering the State Bar examinations described above. The bill would require the State Bar to disclose the use of artificial intelligence-generated content in examination study material it, among other things, publishes or endorses. The bill would apply these disclosure requirements regardless of whether the artificial intelligence-generated content is revised or reviewed by a natural person. The bill would become operative on January 1, 2028.
Actions (4)
03/10/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
02/17/2026
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on JUD. and P. & C.P.
01/29/2026
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 28.
01/28/2026
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Jan 29, 2026 8:30:45 AM
Record Updated
Mar 17, 2026 8:32:45 PM