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CA AB 2545: Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.

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Last verified Oct 11, 2026 · official bill text

AB 2545 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Aug 13, 2026.

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Dead / vetoed
Vetoed, failed, or the session ended without action.

In one paragraph

California's AB 2545 (2025-26 Regular Session) would create the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project in the Employment Development Department, with a 14-member advisory panel. The department would assess data sources and collection methods on how advanced AI systems affect the labor force, and the panel would report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028. Passed the Assembly 70-0; held under submission in Senate Appropriations on August 13, 2026, and not passed before the session ended.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. It would have placed no duties on private businesses; it directed a state data assessment of AI's labor-market effects.

Key provisions

  1. Would establish the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project within the Employment Development Department (Unemployment Insurance Code sec. 9620)
  2. Would create an advisory panel of 14 members appointed as prescribed, to be in place on or before March 1, 2027
  3. Would require the department, in consultation with the panel, to assess data sources and collection methods on the use and impact of advanced AI systems on the labor force
  4. Would require the panel to report results and policy recommendations, including how to support workers affected by AI, to the Legislature by January 1, 2028 and post the report online
  5. Panel would dissolve on submission of the report; the provisions would be repealed January 1, 2029
  6. Passed the Assembly 70-0 on May 21, 2026; held under submission in Senate Appropriations on August 13, 2026; dead after the session ended

Latest legislative action

Aug 13, 2026. In committee: Held under submission.

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Topics and industries

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Affected industries

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