# California SB 813: Independent verification organizations for AI (Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: California (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: California State Legislature
- **Adopted**: 2026-09-09

## In brief

The California AI verification organisations (SB 813) is a binding act of California (United States), issued by California State Legislature. It was adopted on 9 September 2026. Organisations seeking designation as independent AI verifiers in California; voluntary for developers. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

## Summary

The Government Operations Agency must, by 1 January 2028, set up a process to designate and oversee independent verification organisations that assess AI models and applications. The law does not require any developer to use one.

## Scope

Organisations seeking designation as independent AI verifiers in California; voluntary for developers.

## Who it applies to

Prospective AI verification organisations and the Government Operations Agency.

## Key dates

Chaptered 9 September 2026; designation process due by 1 January 2028.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0212 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0212; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-813-independent-verification-organizations
- **Official source**: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB813
- **Source document**: California Legislative Information: SB 813 (2025-2026) status
- **Published by**: California Legislative Information
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-21
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "California SB 813: Independent verification organizations for AI (Chapter 179, Statutes of 2026)" [AIPT-POL-0212, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0212 (accessed 21 October 2026).

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