[Sacramento, CA] – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 56, requiring social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users under 18.

[LOS ANGELES, CA] – This morning, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan joined Women’s health and menopause advocate, as well as Academy Award-winning actor, Halle Berry, renowned medical experts, and legislative leaders at a Los Angeles press conference urging Governor Newsom to sign AB 432, the Menopause Care Equity Act.

[Sacramento, CA] — Following multiple decisive bipartisan victories on the Senate floor, a comprehensive package of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is now headed to Governor Newsom's desk for signature. 

Sacramento – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) announced that Assembly Bill 1018, a bill that safeguards people against discrimination by requiring automated decision systems (ADSs) be tested for any embedded biases, will be paused until next year to allow for additional stakeholder engagement and productive conversations with the Governor's office. 

[Sacramento, CA] A comprehensive package of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has successfully cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee and is headed to the Senate floor for consideration.

[SACRAMENTO, CA] — Following the successful passage in the California State Assembly, a comprehensive package of 13 bills authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has advanced to the California Senate for consideration.

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[Sacramento, CA] — A slate of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan moved forward in the State Assembly this week, with eight of her bills successfully passing out of committee. On Tuesday, six of her bills—AB 45, AB 56, AB 1018, AB 1064, AB 302, and AB 1222—advanced out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

[Sacramento, CA] – Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) was joined by SAG-AFTRA, the Concept Art Association (CAA), and the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) in support of AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, ahead of its

[Sacramento, CA] – Today, Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, in partnership with Common Sense Media, introduced AB 1064, the Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act, a first-of-its-kind bill aimed at safeguarding children from the growing risks of artificial intelligence (AI).