CA AB 2027
in committeeWorker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2027 pass?
Not yet. CA AB 2027 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): In committee: Held under submission.
What is CA AB 2027 about?
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state, the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would prohibit an employer from using a worker's personal information, as defined, to train an artificial intelligence system to replicate, automate, or replace a worker's job, and would prohibit an employer from selling, disclosing, or otherwise providing access to a worker's personal information to a third party for the purpose of training an artificial intelligence system to replicate, automate, or replace a worker's job. The bill would prohibit a vendor providing services to an employer under a contract from providing access to the personal information of an employer's worker to a third party or using the personal information of an employer's worker to train artificial intelligence, as specified. The bill would require a contract between an employer and vendor to include a requirement that the vendor implement and maintain reasonable security procedures to protect the worker's personal information from, among other things, unauthorized or illegal access. The bill would define terms for these provisions, including "employer" and "personal information." The bill would require the Labor Commissioner and authorize a public prosecutor to enforce these provisions. The bill would authorize a worker, or their exclusive representative, who suffered a violation of these provisions to bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages, and attorney's fees and costs. The bill would establish a statutory penalty for a violation of these provisions of up to $500 for each violation. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Who sponsors CA AB 2027?
Ward is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2027, joined by 28 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law authorizes the division, which is headed by the Labor Commissioner, to enforce the Labor Code and all labor laws of the state, the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board, or commission. This bill would prohibit an employer from using a worker's personal information, as defined, to train an artificial intelligence system to replicate, automate, or replace a worker's job, and would prohibit an employer from selling, disclosing, or otherwise providing access to a worker's personal information to a third party for the purpose of training an artificial intelligence system to replicate, automate, or replace a worker's job. The bill would prohibit a vendor providing services to an employer under a contract from providing access to the personal information of an employer's worker to a third party or using the personal information of an employer's worker to train artificial intelligence, as specified. The bill would require a contract between an employer and vendor to include a requirement that the vendor implement and maintain reasonable security procedures to protect the worker's personal information from, among other things, unauthorized or illegal access. The bill would define terms for these provisions, including "employer" and "personal information." The bill would require the Labor Commissioner and authorize a public prosecutor to enforce these provisions. The bill would authorize a worker, or their exclusive representative, who suffered a violation of these provisions to bring a civil action for damages, injunctive relief, punitive damages, and attorney's fees and costs. The bill would establish a statutory penalty for a violation of these provisions of up to $500 for each violation. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-16
- Latest action
- 2026-05-14 — In committee: Held under submission.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Wardauthor
- Bontaprincipal coauthor
- Bryanprincipal coauthor
- Schultzprincipal coauthor
- McNerneyprincipal coauthor
- Addiscoauthor
- Ahrenscoauthor
- Arambulacoauthor
- Boernercoauthor
- Connollycoauthor
- Garciacoauthor
- Mark Gonzálezcoauthor
- Haneycoauthor
- Harabediancoauthor
- Hartcoauthor
- Jacksoncoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Leecoauthor
- Lowenthalcoauthor
- Ortegacoauthor
- Quirk-Silvacoauthor
- Celeste Rodriguezcoauthor
- Rogerscoauthor
- Schiavocoauthor
- Sharp-Collinscoauthor
- Zburcoauthor
- Padillacoauthor
- Reyescoauthor
- Smallwood-Cuevascoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-14
In committee: Held under submission.
2026-05-14
Coauthors revised.
2026-05-06
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
referral-committee
2026-04-22
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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2026-04-16
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2026-04-13
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
referral-committee
2026-04-09
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-04-09
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-17
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
referral-committee
2026-03-16
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
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2026-03-16
Referred to Coms. on L. & E., P. & C.P. and JUD.
referral-committee
2026-02-18
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2026-02-17
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Elhawary: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Ward: yes
- Lee: yes
- Chen: other
- Lackey: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-21 · pass · 10-3
Member-level votes (15)
- Bryan: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Ward: yes
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- DeMaio: no
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Patterson: other
Related bills
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