Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill makes any company that offers a generative AI model in California list the copyrighted works it used to train the model and post a web tool for owners to ask about their material. Owners can get a response within 30 days, and developers face daily fines and possible lawsuits if they don’t comply. Exemptions apply to models trained only on free public data, academic research, or the developer’s own rights‑owned content.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 16. Page 1517.) · May 12, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 13, 2026
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 3, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 23, 2026
• Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Hearing
  Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection · Jun 8, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · May 6, 2025

History

1. May 28, 2026From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
2. May 6, 2026Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., JUD., and APPR.
3. Apr 27, 2026Withdrawn from committee.
4. Apr 27, 2026Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
5. Jul 9, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
6. May 21, 2025Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
7. May 13, 2025In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
8. May 12, 2025Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 16. Page 1517.)
9. May 8, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
10. May 7, 2025Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
11. May 6, 2025From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (May 6).
12. Apr 29, 2025Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

The 12 most recent of 26 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) · sponsor
• Bauer-Kahan
• Kalra

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