AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

CaliforniaCaliforniaLawAB 1883

Workplace Surveillance Tools

Would bar employers from using AI workplace surveillance tools to collect neural data or recognize workers' emotional states, with civil penalties of up to $500 per violation.

EnactedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawEnacted

Signed by the governorSep 30 6 weeks ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Feb 12
Votes
Assembly 52-12, Senate 28-9, Assembly concurrence 56-8
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat

Timeline

  1. Oct 17 3 weeks ago

    Reported by californiaemploymentlawreport.com: California Bans AI That Reads Employees' Moods (AB 1883) , Five Takeaways from Our 2027 New Laws Masterclass

  2. Sep 30 6 weeks ago

    Signed by the governor

  3. Sep 10 2 months ago

    Enrolled and presented to the governor

  4. Aug 28 2 months ago

    Passed Senate (28-9)

  5. May 27 5 months ago

    Passed Assembly (52-12)

  6. Feb 12 9 months ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Bryan
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

  • KindNow filed as a law, no longer a bill. Set by hand from the official record.Oct 26
  • Last actionLatest step: Signed by the governor. Set by hand from the official record.Oct 26
  • Stage movedMoved from passed both to enacted. Set by hand from the official record.Oct 26
  • 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.