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California Senate Bill 1111
Session 20252026
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Passed Assembly on Aug 28, 2026
First Action
Feb 17, 2026
Latest Action
Sep 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1111
State
California
Session
20252026
Sponsorship by Party
Summary
Existing law creates a civil cause of action against any person who knowingly uses the name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness of another person, without their consent, for specified purposes. When a photograph or likeness of an employee of the person using the photograph or likeness appearing in an advertisement or other publication is incidental and not essential to the purpose of the publication, existing law establishes a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence that failure to obtain the consent of an employee was not a knowing use of an employee's photograph or likeness. This bill would clarify that, for purposes of this cause of action, a voice or likeness includes a digital replica, defined to mean a computer-generated, highly realistic electronic representation that is readily identifiable as the voice or visual likeness of an individual in which the actual individual either did not actually perform or appear, or the actual individual did perform or appear, but the fundamental character of the performance or appearance has been materially altered. The bill would also remove the provisions establishing the rebuttable presumption when an employee's likeness or photograph appears in an advertisement or other publication. Existing law prohibits the false impersonation of another person in either their personal or official capacity with the intent to steal or defraud, as specified. This bill would clarify that false impersonation includes the use of a digital replica with the intent to impersonate another for purposes of these and other criminal provisions.
09/08/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
08/28/2026
Senate
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/28/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6775.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/13/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).
08/13/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
08/05/2026
Assembly
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
07/01/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/17/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
05/18/2026
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and PUB. S.
04/30/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
04/30/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4112.) Ordered to the Assembly.
04/23/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
04/22/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3983.) (April 21).
04/14/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3843.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.
04/14/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 21 in PUB. S. pending receipt.
04/09/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 13.
04/08/2026
Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and PUB. S.
03/24/2026
Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
03/24/2026
Senate
Withdrawn from committee.
03/23/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
02/26/2026
Senate
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
02/18/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
02/17/2026
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
Sources
Record Created
Feb 18, 2026 8:40:59 AM
Record Updated
Sep 15, 2026 9:06:03 AM