AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

CaliforniaCaliforniaLawSB 942

California AI Transparency Act

Requires large generative AI providers to offer a free AI detection tool and to embed disclosures in AI-generated image, video and audio content.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Operative date delayed to August 2, 2026 by AB 853 (2025)Oct 13, 2025 1 year ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2023-2024
Introduced
Jan 17, 2024
In effect since
Aug 23 months ago
Votes
Senate 32-1, Assembly 73-0, Senate concurrence 35-2
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat

Timeline

  1. Oct 13, 2025 1 year ago

    Operative date delayed to August 2, 2026 by AB 853 (2025)

  2. Sep 19, 2024 2 years ago

    Signed by the governor; Chapter 291, Statutes of 2024

  3. Aug 28, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Assembly (73-0)

  4. May 21, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Senate (32-1)

  5. Jan 17, 2024 2 years ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Senator Becker
California

Employment: Automated Decision Systems

Would require employers to give notice about automated decision systems used in employment decisions and bar retaliation against workers who assert their rights, enforced by the Labor Commissioner.

Enacted
California
CaliforniaAB 2575unverified

AB 2575

This bill would have protected nurses from disciplinary action when overriding unsafe artificial intelligence clinical recommendations.

Vetoed
California
CaliforniaSB 1000

California AI Transparency Act Revisions

Would recast the California AI Transparency Act, removing the user threshold for covered providers and replacing AI detection tools with disclosure verification tools, as an urgency statute.

Enacted
California
CaliforniaSB 1111

Digital Replicas

Would clarify that the right of publicity and false impersonation laws cover digital replicas of a person's voice or likeness.

Enacted

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.