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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).

[Sacramento, CA] Last week, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB 578, a bill aimed at protecting Californians from unfair business practices by food delivery platforms such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and GrubHub.

[Sacramento, CA] Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) was joined by a coalition of labor, tech accountability, and consumer protection advocates to announce their partnership to address the growing need for safeguards against algorithmic discrimination.

[SACRAMENTO, CA] – Menopause and perimenopause impact half the population, yet healthcare coverage, provider education, and public awareness remain severely lacking. Women experiencing these natural life stages are often left to “tough it out” without adequate medical guidance or treatment.

[Sacramento, CA] – Today, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) introduced AB 412, the AI Copyright Transparency Act, aimed at increasing transparency around the use of copyrighted materials to train generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems and models.

[Sacramento, CA] – On the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB 290, a bill designed to protect women seeking emergency reproductive healthcare by increasing civil penalties for hospitals that fail to provide life-saving care in emergencies.

[Sacramento, CA] — Wednesday, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced AB 222, a bill designed to address the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) development while protecting California ratepayers from bearing unnecessary costs.