Artificial intelligence legislation in the California Legislature, 2025–26.

A policy research snapshot for AI organizations. Discuss the current status, deadlines, and implications of a specific measure with the firm before acting.

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AB 1018EnrolledAutomated decision systems. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. 57 support, 86 oppose.
AB 2564EnrolledSurveillance pricing. Assemblymember Ward. 51 support, 52 oppose.
AB 1898EnrolledWorkplace artificial intelligence tools. Assemblymember Schultz. 19 support, 79 oppose.
AB 412EnrolledGenerative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. 34 support, 37 oppose.
AB 2575GovernorHealth care services: artificial intelligence. Assemblymember Ortega. 23 support, 48 oppose.
SB 1159GovernorArtificial intelligence: transparency and governance. Senator Cabaldon. 68 support, 2 oppose.
SB 1246GovernorAutonomous vehicles. Senator Cortese. 17 support, 36 oppose.
AB 2027EnrolledWorker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence. Assemblymember Ward. 22 support, 27 oppose.
AB 1064GovernorLeading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act. Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan. 23 support, 6 oppose.
AB 2169EnrolledSocial media platforms: artificial intelligence models. Assemblymember Lowenthal. 14 support, 8 oppose.
AB 2653EnrolledState contracts: report: modern foundation models and associated artificial intelligence systems. Assemblymember Lee. 21 support, 1 oppose.
SB 11GovernorArtificial intelligence technology. Senator Ashby. 10 support, 7 oppose.

Bills and budget items, 2025–26 session.

SB 53BillTransparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act. Safety frameworks, transparency reports, and critical-incident reporting for developers of the largest models. Signed September 29, 2025; effective January 1, 2026.
SB 1120BillHuman review of AI utilization management denials. Health plans must have a qualified human make final medical-necessity determinations. In effect, DMHC and CDI enforced.
SB 942 / AB 853BillAI Transparency Act content provenance. Provenance and disclosure duties for large generative AI providers. Operative August 2, 2026; platform duties January 1, 2027.
EO N-5-26ProgramState AI vendor certification and procurement standards. Executive order directing agencies to build certification and procurement frameworks and expand state use of AI. Signed March 30, 2026; standards in development.
AB 2839 / AB 2655In courtElection deepfake laws. Enjoined or stayed on First Amendment grounds; state appeal pending. Not enforceable at present.

Where these bills are heard.

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection; Assembly Privacy and Consumer ProtectionPrimary committees, with Judiciary co-referral on major bills.
Assembly and Senate Health CommitteesAI in health care bills.

Deadlines that decide a AI bill.

Bill introduction closes in February. Policy committees must act by spring deadlines, appropriations committees hold suspense hearings in May and August, and each house must pass its own bills by the house-of-origin deadline. Session ends August 31 of the second year, and the Governor has thirty days to sign or veto. A position that arrives after the committee analysis is written has already missed the most important reader.

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