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Lawmakers in California last month advanced about 30 new measures on artificial intelligence aimed at protecting consumers and jobs, one of the biggest efforts yet to regulate the new technology.
While the federal government appears content to sit back and wait, more than 40 U.S. states are considering hundreds of AI regulation bills.
California, with its status as a tech-forward state and huge economy, has a chance to lead the way. So much so, in fact, that the European Union is trying to coordinate with the state on AI laws. The EU opened an office in San Francisco in 2022 and dispatched a tech envoy, Gerard de Graaf, to better communicate about laws and regulations around AI.
Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s sergeant, and San Ramon Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a women’s rights advocate, may not have a lot in common.
But last week they stood on the floor of the California Assembly and persuaded their colleagues to advance legislation that would have California join a handful of conservative states in passing laws requiring pornography sites to verify the ages of visitors to ensure they’re adults.
Sacramento, CA –Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill AB 2877 passed the Assembly floor with a bipartisan vote of 73 to 0. This bill will prohibit businesses from using the personal data of children 16 and under to train artificial intelligence (AI) tools without a parent’s authorization.
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s bill, AB 2085, has passed the Assembly. AB 2085 creates a more streamlined process for clinic development and eliminates the ability for localities to arbitrarily discriminate based on the care delivered.
Sacramento, CA — Today, Assemblymember Bauer Kahan’s legislation combatting California's persistent plastic bag pollution problem, AB 2236, passed the Assembly floor. The bill mirrors partner legislation, SB 1053 by Assemblymember Blakespear.
Sacramento, CA – Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan’s precedent setting artificial intelligence regulations, AB 2930, passed the California Assembly floor. AB 2930 requires developers and users of AI tools to mitigate and asses automated decision tools (ADTs) that make consequential decisions.
Sacramento, CA – This week, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill AB 2877 passed out of the Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection committee with a vote of 11-0. This bill will prohibit businesses from using the personal data of children 16 and under to train artificial intelligence (AI) tools without a parent’s authorization.
Sacramento CA — Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's AB 2467, aimed at ensuring equitable menopause coverage passed the Assembly Health Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. This legislation is a crucial step towards providing comprehensive healthcare access for women navigating menopause.
California legislators plan to introduce a bill Thursday that would bolster efforts by Holocaust survivors, their heirs and other victims to recover artwork and other property stolen from them as a result of political persecution.
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