CA SB 947
enactedEmployment: automated decision systems.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 947 pass?
Yes. CA SB 947 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 859, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 947 about?
Existing law requires the Department of Technology to conduct, in coordination with other interagency bodies as it deems appropriate, a comprehensive inventory of all high-risk automated decision systems (ADS) that have been proposed for use, development, or procurement by, or are being used, developed, or procured by, any state agency. Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which is composed of various departments responsible for protecting and promoting the rights and interests of workers in California, including the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, led by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill, beginning on July 1, 2027, would prohibit an employer, as defined, from using an ADS to perform certain functions and would limit the purposes for and way in which an ADS may be used. The bill would, when an employer primarily uses an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision, authorize an employee to request, and require an employer to provide, a description of the employee's own data primarily used by an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision, as specified. The bill would require an employer that primarily relied upon an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision to provide the affected employee with a written postuse notice, as specified. This bill would prohibit an employer from discharging, threatening to discharge, demoting, suspending, or in any manner discriminating or retaliating against any employee for taking certain actions asserting their rights under the bill. The bill would authorize the Labor Commissioner to enforce the bill's provisions and also authorize a public prosecutor to bring a civil enforcement action, as specified. The bill would set forth specified types of relief that a plaintiff may seek and specified penalties that an employer that violates these provisions is subject to, including a $500 civil penalty per violation. This bill would also provide that an employer who complies with the requirements related to notice in this bill is not required to comply with any substantially similar provisions under any other state law, except as specified. The bill would not apply to parties covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement if the agreement contains specified information, including an explicit waiver of the bill's provisions. The bill would provide that it does not prohibit the use of an automated decision system relating to the development of aircraft for use in the national airspace or the development of products or services for national security, military, space, or defense purposes, if the use of an automated decision system is reasonably necessary to comply with the federal statute, the federal regulation, or the binding federal contract, as specified. The bill would include a statement 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. This bill would declare that its provisions are severable.
Who sponsors CA SB 947?
McNerney is the primary sponsor of CA SB 947, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law requires the Department of Technology to conduct, in coordination with other interagency bodies as it deems appropriate, a comprehensive inventory of all high-risk automated decision systems (ADS) that have been proposed for use, development, or procurement by, or are being used, developed, or procured by, any state agency. Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which is composed of various departments responsible for protecting and promoting the rights and interests of workers in California, including the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, led by the Labor Commissioner, within the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill, beginning on July 1, 2027, would prohibit an employer, as defined, from using an ADS to perform certain functions and would limit the purposes for and way in which an ADS may be used. The bill would, when an employer primarily uses an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision, authorize an employee to request, and require an employer to provide, a description of the employee's own data primarily used by an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision, as specified. The bill would require an employer that primarily relied upon an ADS to make a disciplinary or termination decision to provide the affected employee with a written postuse notice, as specified. This bill would prohibit an employer from discharging, threatening to discharge, demoting, suspending, or in any manner discriminating or retaliating against any employee for taking certain actions asserting their rights under the bill. The bill would authorize the Labor Commissioner to enforce the bill's provisions and also authorize a public prosecutor to bring a civil enforcement action, as specified. The bill would set forth specified types of relief that a plaintiff may seek and specified penalties that an employer that violates these provisions is subject to, including a $500 civil penalty per violation. This bill would also provide that an employer who complies with the requirements related to notice in this bill is not required to comply with any substantially similar provisions under any other state law, except as specified. The bill would not apply to parties covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement if the agreement contains specified information, including an explicit waiver of the bill's provisions. The bill would provide that it does not prohibit the use of an automated decision system relating to the development of aircraft for use in the national airspace or the development of products or services for national security, military, space, or defense purposes, if the use of an automated decision system is reasonably necessary to comply with the federal statute, the federal regulation, or the binding federal contract, as specified. The bill would include a statement 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. This bill would declare that its provisions are severable.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 859, Statutes of 2026.
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- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- McNerneyauthor
- Reyescoauthor
- Kalracoauthor
- Wardcoauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 859, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
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2026-09-09
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-30
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-30
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 14. Page 6893.) Ordered to the Senate.
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2026-08-21
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-21
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended.
2026-08-21
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
2026-08-13
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-13
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
2026-08-13
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 13).
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2026-08-05
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-07-01
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 30).
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2026-06-25
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
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2026-06-24
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 23).
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2026-06-16
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-06-11
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
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2026-06-04
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
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2026-05-26
Referred to Coms. on L. & E., P. & C.P., and JUD.
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2026-05-20
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-19
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4357.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-05-18
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-05-14
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4258.) (May 14).
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2026-05-14
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-05-08
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-24
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-22
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-21
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-08
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3794.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-03-26
Set for hearing April 8.
2026-03-26
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.
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2026-02-03
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
2026-02-02
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Versions
- 02/02/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-02Compare
- 03/26/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-03-26Compare
- 04/22/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-04-22Compare
- 05/14/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-05-14Compare
- 06/04/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-04Compare
- 06/16/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-16Compare
- 06/25/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-25Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-08-21Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]
2026-04-08 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Strickland: no
- Laird: other
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-04-20 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Reyes: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Jones: no
- Seyarto: no
Placed on suspense file
2026-05-04 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Dahle: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Grayson: yes
Do pass as amended
2026-05-14 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Wahab: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Dahle: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB947 McNerney et al.
2026-05-19 · pass · 29-9
Member-level votes (40)
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Allen: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Wiener: yes
- Limón: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Becker: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Rubio: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Laird: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Richardson: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Strickland: no
- Grove: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Stern: other
- Niello: other
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]
2026-06-10 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Lee: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Arambula: yes
- Ward: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Alanis: no
- Chen: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]
2026-06-23 · pass · 10-4
Member-level votes (15)
- Ortega: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Wilson: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Bryan: yes
- DeMaio: no
- Patterson: no
- Hoover: no
- Macedo: no
- Petrie-Norris: other
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]
2026-06-30 · pass · 8-3
Member-level votes (12)
- Bryan: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Papan: yes
- Dixon: no
- Sanchez: no
- Macedo: no
- Pacheco: other
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