AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

CaliforniaCaliforniaLawSB 1050

False Advertising: Synthetic Performers

Makes it an unlawful advertising practice to publish an ad that prominently includes a synthetic performer without a clear and conspicuous disclosure.

EnactedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawEnacted

Signed by the governor; Chapter 246, Statutes of 2026Sep 16 8 weeks ago

Body
California Legislature
Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Feb 12
Takes effect
Jan 1, 2027in 7 weeks
Votes
Senate 38-0, Senate concurrence 40-0
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat

Timeline

  1. Sep 16 8 weeks ago

    Signed by the governor; Chapter 246, Statutes of 2026

  2. Aug 31 2 months ago

    Passed Assembly

  3. May 28 5 months ago

    Passed Senate (38-0)

  4. Feb 12 9 months ago

    Introduced

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Senator Ashby
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.