# California (United States)

- **Record type**: Jurisdiction profile
- **Short name**: California
- **ISO code**: US-CA
- **Type**: state
- **Region**: Americas / Northern America

## In brief

California (United States) has 7 recorded AI policy instruments, 7 of them binding and 3 in force. Several binding statutes in force or with 2026 effective dates; SB 53 operative from 1 January 2026. Regulators include California Privacy Protection Agency, California Attorney General. California regulates AI through a set of targeted statutes and privacy rules rather than one AI act.

## Overview

California regulates AI through a set of targeted statutes and privacy rules rather than one AI act. Senate Bill 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act signed in September 2025, requires large frontier-model developers to publish safety frameworks and report critical safety incidents. The California Privacy Protection Agency has adopted regulations on automated decision-making technology under the CCPA, and earlier laws cover AI-generated content disclosure, training-data transparency (AB 2013) and AI in healthcare communications.

## Regulatory status

Several binding statutes in force or with 2026 effective dates; SB 53 operative from 1 January 2026. The state's privacy regulator also enforces automated-decision-making rules. A reviewer must confirm current effective dates and any federal pre-emption disputes.

## What is binding and what is guidance

Binding: SB 53 (frontier models), AB 2013 (training-data transparency), CCPA and CPPA regulations on automated decision-making technology, and sector laws. Guidance: Attorney General advisories on AI and existing law.

## Current priorities

Frontier-model safety transparency, automated decision-making rules under the CCPA, and AI-generated content provenance.

## Regulators

- California Privacy Protection Agency — CCPA and automated decision-making regulations — https://cppa.ca.gov/
- California Attorney General — Enforcement of SB 53 and consumer law — https://oag.ca.gov/

## How to use this profile

- Check whether you meet SB 53 thresholds for a "large frontier developer".
- If you process Californians' personal data with automated decision-making technology, review the CPPA regulations.
- Review disclosure duties for generative-AI outputs and training data.

## Official sources

- SB 53 Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act — California Legislative Information — https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB53

## Instruments recorded for this jurisdiction (7)

- **California AB 2013: Generative artificial intelligence: training data transparency (Chapter 817, Statutes of 2024)** — Act / statute, In force, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-ab-2013-training-data-transparency
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-ab-2013-training-data-transparency.md
- **California AI Transparency Act (SB 942, as amended by AB 853)** — Act / statute, Adopted, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-ai-transparency-act-sb-942
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-ai-transparency-act-sb-942.md
- **California Privacy Protection Agency regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits** — Regulation, In force, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-cppa-admt-regulations
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-cppa-admt-regulations.md
- **California SB 1119: Companion chatbots: children's safety (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026)** — Act / statute, Adopted, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-1119-companion-chatbots-child-safety
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-1119-companion-chatbots-child-safety.md
- **California SB 243: Companion chatbots (Chapter 677, Statutes of 2025)** — Act / statute, Adopted, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-243-companion-chatbots
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-243-companion-chatbots.md
- **California SB 53: Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act** — Act / statute, In force, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-53
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-53.md
- **California SB 813: Independent verification organizations for AI (Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026)** — Act / statute, Adopted, binding
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-813-independent-verification-organizations
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-813-independent-verification-organizations.md

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/us-california
- **Official source**: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB53
- **Source document**: SB 53 Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act
- **Published by**: California Legislative Information
- **Provision**: California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 25.1
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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