Employment: automated decision systems.

Legislative status

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

Summary

The bill would force California employers to give written notice to workers and job applicants when they use automated decision systems (ADS) for employment decisions, keep an up‑to‑date list of those systems, and let workers see the data the system used about them. It also bans ADS from violating labor or civil‑rights laws, inferring protected status, or being the sole basis for discipline, termination, or deactivation, and protects workers from retaliation. Violations would be enforced by the Labor Commissioner with a $500 civil penalty.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 17. Page 3338.) Ordered to the Senate. · Sep 11, 2025

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 29, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Aug 20, 2025
• Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Hearing
  Privacy and Consumer Protection · Jul 16, 2025
• Labor and Employment Committee Hearing
  Labor and Employment · Jun 25, 2025
• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · May 23, 2025

History

1. Mar 2, 2026Veto sustained.
2. Mar 2, 2026Stricken from file.
3. Oct 13, 2025Vetoed by the Governor.
4. Oct 13, 2025In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.
5. Sep 23, 2025Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
6. Sep 12, 2025In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. Sep 12, 2025Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2988.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
8. Sep 11, 2025Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 17. Page 3338.) Ordered to the Senate.
9. Sep 5, 2025Read third time and amended.
10. Sep 5, 2025Ordered to third reading.
11. Sep 5, 2025Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
12. Sep 3, 2025Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

The 12 most recent of 38 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• McNerney · sponsor
• Bryan
• Elhawary

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