In one paragraph
California's AB 2027 (2025-26 Regular Session) would add Labor Code provisions barring an employer from using a worker's personal information to train an artificial intelligence system to replicate, automate, or replace the worker's job, or from selling or providing that information to a third party for that purpose. Vendors serving employers would face parallel limits and contract terms. Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations on May 14, 2026; not passed before the session ended.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have restricted employers and their vendors from using worker data to train AI that replaces jobs, and required vendor contract terms.
Key provisions
- Would prohibit an employer from using a worker's personal information to train an AI system to replicate, automate, or replace the worker's job
- Would prohibit an employer from selling, disclosing, or otherwise providing a worker's personal information to a third party to train an AI system to replicate, automate, or replace a worker's job
- Would prohibit a vendor providing services to an employer under contract from giving third parties access to the employer's workers' personal information or using it to train AI, as specified
- Would require the employer-vendor contract to include specific terms, including that the vendor implement and maintain reasonable security procedures to protect workers' personal information
- Would add Part 5.9 (commencing with Section 1570) to Division 2 of the Labor Code
- Held under submission in Assembly Appropriations on May 14, 2026; dead after the session ended
Latest legislative action
May 14, 2026. In committee: Held under submission.
Sponsors (showing 5 of 29)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Addis | Coauthor |
| Ahrens | Coauthor |
| Arambula | Coauthor |
| Boerner | Coauthor |
| Bonta | Principal Coauthor |
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