State guide
AI Regulations in California
22 regulations tracked. 20 in effect. 2 upcoming.
Overview
California has 22 AI-related regulations tracked by XIRA (20 in effect, 2 upcoming), including California Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53), which carries a strong compliance footprint. Coverage spans AI-specific laws, sector-specific AI rules, and privacy and automated decision-making rules. The strongest severity rating in this set is High. The next deadline is August 2, 2026.
Regulations in California
- CCPA/CPRA Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
California's ADMT regulations require businesses using automated decisionmaking technology for significant decisions (employment, finance...
Privacy ADMHighEnacted (pending)Effective
- California Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53)
Requires developers of frontier AI models trained above the statutory compute threshold (10^26 FLOPs) to publish safety frameworks, repor...
AI-specificHighIn effectEffective
- California FEHA regulations on automated decision systems (Civil Rights Council)
California Civil Rights Council regulations apply FEHA's anti-discrimination framework to automated decision systems (ADS) in employment....
AI-specificHighIn effectEffective
- California Companion Chatbots Act (SB 243)
California's Companion Chatbot Act may apply to operators of AI chatbots designed for ongoing social interaction. Where applicable, opera...
AI-specificHighIn effectEffective
- California AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (AB 1831)
Expands child pornography laws to include content digitally altered or generated by AI. Criminal prohibition.
AI-specificHighIn effectEffective
- California Deepfake Pornography Expansion (AB 621)
Expands civil remedies for non-consensual deepfake pornography. Broadens definitions, adds liability for deepfake pornography service ope...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California Algorithmic Pricing Act (AB 325)
Prohibits use of common pricing algorithms as part of anticompetitive agreements. Covers any methodology including software used by two o...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California AI Transparency Act (SB 942)
The California AI Transparency Act requires creators of large generative AI systems to provide free AI detection tools, embed provenance...
AI-specificMediumUpcomingEffective
- California AI Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013)
Requires developers of generative AI systems or services available to Californians to publish high-level documentation on training data,...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California Healthcare AI Deceptive Terms Act (AB 489)
AB 3030 (2024) requires healthcare providers to disclose generative AI use to patients and in records. AB 489 (2025) extends similar duti...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California Digital Replicas of Deceased Performers Act (AB 1836)
Restricts commercial uses of realistic AI-generated replicas of deceased performers' voices or likenesses in audiovisual works and sound...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography (SB 926)
Criminalizes creation and distribution of realistic deepfake intimate images without consent, if the creator or distributor knew or shoul...
AI-specificMediumIn effectEffective
- California Healthcare Provider Generative AI Disclosure (AB 3030)
Requires healthcare providers to disclose when generative AI is used in patient interactions and to document that use in the patient reco...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California AI Defenses in Litigation (AB 316)
Prohibits defendants in civil actions from asserting that AI acted autonomously as a defense for harm caused through development, modific...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Social Media Deepfake Reporting (SB 981)
Requires social media platforms to provide a mechanism for users to report sexually explicit digital identity theft including deepfakes....
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Digital Replica Contract Protections (AB 2602)
Makes contract terms unenforceable when they allow digital replicas of a performer without the performer giving specific, informed consen...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Insurance AI Disclosures (SB 1120)
Requires AI disclosure in insurance sector contexts. Sector-specific regulation for insurers using AI in underwriting, claims, or pricing...
Sector-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California AI Robocall Disclosure (AB 2905)
Requires robocalls to disclose when the recording uses a voice generated or significantly altered by generative AI.
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Political Ad AI Disclaimer (AB 2355)
Requires disclaimers on AI-generated political advertisements created by political committees. Unlike AB 2839 (struck down), this narrowe...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Government AI Accountability Act (SB 896)
Requires California state agencies to disclose use of generative AI in communications with individuals about government services and bene...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California AI Definition Act (AB 2885)
Standardizes the legal definition of artificial intelligence across all California law. Defines AI as an engineered or machine-based syst...
AI-specificLowIn effectEffective
- California Election Deepfake Prohibition (AB 2839)
Prohibited distribution of materially deceptive AI-generated content in election advertising within specified timeframes. Struck down by...
AI-specificLowStruck downEffective
Obligation summary
How often each obligation type appears across these regulations.
| Obligation | Count |
|---|---|
| Prohibited practices | 10 |
| Disclosure to users required | 8 |
| Transparency notice required | 8 |
| Record-keeping required | 7 |
| Consent required | 3 |
| Record-keeping required | 3 |
| Risk management program required | 3 |
| ADMT access right required | 1 |
| ADMT opt-out required | 1 |
| AI detection tool required | 1 |
| Annual reporting required | 1 |
| Bias testing required | 1 |
| Capture device default disclosure required | 1 |
| Consent required | 1 |
| Consumer notification required | 1 |
| Content provenance required | 1 |
| Cybersecurity audit required | 1 |
| Cybersecurity audit certification required | 1 |
| Developer risk assessment support required | 1 |
| Disclosure to users required | 1 |
| Hosting disclosure gate required | 1 |
| Impact assessment required | 1 |
| Incident reporting required | 1 |
| Latent disclosure required | 1 |
| Licensee contract requirement | 1 |
| Manifest disclosure option required | 1 |
| No-strip provenance required | 1 |
| Pre-use notice required | 1 |
| ADMT privacy policy disclosure required | 1 |
| Provenance data detection required | 1 |
| Reporting required | 1 |
| Risk assessment filing required | 1 |
Key dates
- September 17, 2024 · California Election Deepfake Prohibition (AB 2839)
- January 1, 2025 · California Healthcare Provider Generative AI Disclosure (AB 3030)
- January 1, 2025 · California Companion Chatbots Act (SB 243)
- January 1, 2025 · California Digital Replicas of Deceased Performers Act (AB 1836)
- January 1, 2025 · California Digital Replica Contract Protections (AB 2602)
- January 1, 2025 · California AI Definition Act (AB 2885)
- January 1, 2025 · California Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography (SB 926)
- January 1, 2025 · California AI Robocall Disclosure (AB 2905)
- January 1, 2025 · California Government AI Accountability Act (SB 896)
- January 1, 2025 · California AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (AB 1831)
- January 1, 2025 · California Social Media Deepfake Reporting (SB 981)
- January 1, 2025 · California Political Ad AI Disclaimer (AB 2355)
- January 1, 2025 · California Insurance AI Disclosures (SB 1120)
- October 1, 2025 · California FEHA regulations on automated decision systems (Civil Rights Council)
- January 1, 2026 · California Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53)
- January 1, 2026 · California AI Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013)
- January 1, 2026 · California Healthcare AI Deceptive Terms Act (AB 489)
- January 1, 2026 · California Deepfake Pornography Expansion (AB 621)
- January 1, 2026 · California AI Defenses in Litigation (AB 316)
- January 1, 2026 · California Algorithmic Pricing Act (AB 325)
- August 2, 2026 · California AI Transparency Act (SB 942)
- January 1, 2027 · CCPA/CPRA Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations
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