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CA AB2212: Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student training.

Enacted California · 2025–2026 session

Last verified Oct 12, 2026 · official bill text

AB2212 · where it stands

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In one paragraph

AB 2212 amended Education Code Section 66262.5 and related provisions of the Equity in Higher Education Act. Commencing August 1, 2027, it defines digitized sexually explicit material, meaning realistic depictions created by digitization, including computer-generated nude body parts or sexual conduct the person did not engage in, along with sextortion and technology-facilitated sexual harassment, and revises the definitions of sexual harassment and sexual exploitation that campus policies and student training must address.

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

What it means for business

Colleges and universities must update harassment policies and training to cover deepfake sexual imagery.

Key provisions

  1. Education Code Section 66262.5 and related sections
  2. Defines digitized sexually explicit material, including computer-generated depictions
  3. Adds sextortion and technology-facilitated sexual harassment
  4. New definitions apply commencing August 1, 2027
  5. Applies to campus harassment policies and student training

Latest legislative action

Sep 20, 2026. Approved by the Governor September 20, 2026. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 388, Statutes of 2026.

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI Intimate ImagesAI in Education

Affected industries

Education

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AB1766 Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety. AB2071 Pupil instruction: digital wellness. AB1159 Student personal information. SB241 Community colleges: personnel: qualifications. SB981 Sexually explicit digital images. SB926 Crimes: distribution of intimate images.

Same topic in other states

Louisiana HB119 Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created Illinois HB5848 SCH CD-BULLYING-DEEPFAKE Tennessee SB1346 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, rel Wyoming HB85 Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image. Oklahoma HB1364 Crimes and punishments; sexual obscenity; making certain acts unlawful; effectiv New Hampshire HB1319 Relative to prohibiting the nonconsensual dissemination of synthetic sexual imag