Privacy Law
Signed and Vetoed California AI, Privacy and Technology-Related Bills
By Kewa Jiang
As of October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed several consequential privacy, AI, and technology-related bills. Below is an updated chart of these bills.
Bill Status Chart as of October 13, 2025
Signed by Governor Newsom
| Bill Number | Bill Name | Status |
| AB 45 (Bauer-Kahan) | Health and Location Data Privacy | Effective January 1, 2026. |
| AB 316 (Krell) | Artificial Intelligence Defense | Effective January 1, 2026. |
| AB 489 (Bonta) | Health Advice From Artificial Intelligence | Effective January 1, 2026. |
| AB 566 (Lowenthal) | California Opt Me Out Act | Effective January 1, 2027. |
| AB 1043 (Wicks) | Digital Age Assurance Act | Effective January 1, 2027. |
| AB 853 (Wicks) | Amends the California AI Transparency Act | Changes the effective date of the California AI Transparency Act to August 2, 2026. Some provisions effective at later dates. |
| SB 53 (Wiener) | Artificial intelligence models: large developers | Earliest provisions effective January 1, 2026, some provisions effective at later dates. |
| SB 243 (Padilla) | Companion Chatbots | Reporting requirements effective July 1, 2027. |
| SB 361 (Becker) | Data broker: data collection and deletion | Earliest provisions effective January 1, 2026, some provisions effective at later dates. |
| SB 524 (Arreguín) | Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence | Effective January 1, 2026. |
Vetoed by Governor Newsom
| Bill Number | Bill Name | Status |
|---|---|---|
| AB 1064 (Wicks) | Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act. | Veto letter |
| SB 7 (McNerney) | Employment: automated decision systems | Veto letter As of October 13, 2025, pending consideration by the Senate of the veto. |
| SB 771 (Stern) | Social Media Platforms Endangering Californians | Veto letter As of October 13, 2025, pending consideration by the Senate of the veto. |
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