AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

CaliforniaCaliforniaBillAB 2023

Companion Chatbots: Children's Safety

Would have required companion chatbot operators to perform annual child safety risk assessments and audits, with Attorney General reporting and a private right of action for harmed children.

FailedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawFailed

Ordered to inactive file in the Senate; not passed before the end of the 2026 floor sessionAug 30 2 months ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Feb 17
Votes
Assembly 66-8
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat
Topics
AIKids

Timeline

  1. Aug 30 2 months ago

    Ordered to inactive file

  2. Aug 13 3 months ago

    Passed Senate Appropriations Committee (6-1)

  3. May 26 5 months ago

    Passed Assembly (66-8)

  4. Feb 17 8 months ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Wicks
  • D (Democrat)Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan
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.