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CA AB2877: California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: artificial intelligence: training.

Dead/Failed California · 2023–2024 session

Last verified Oct 11, 2026 · official bill text

AB2877 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Nov 30, 2024.

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Introduced
Filed in the legislature; may be waiting for a committee hearing.
Passed a chamber
Approved by one or both chambers; awaiting further action.
Enacted
Signed into law, or became law without a signature or over a veto.
Effective date
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Dead / vetoed
Vetoed, failed, or the session ended without action.

In one paragraph

California's AB 2877 (2023-24 Regular Session) would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act to prohibit a developer, except if certain conditions are met, from using the personal information of a consumer under 16 to train an AI system or service unless the consumer or a parent or guardian affirmatively authorizes it, and then only after deidentifying and aggregating it. Passed the Assembly 73-0; held under submission in Senate Appropriations August 15, 2024; not passed.

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

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. Except under certain conditions, it would have required AI developers to get authorization and deidentify data before training on under-16 consumers' personal information.

Key provisions

  1. Would prohibit a developer, except if certain conditions are met, from using the personal information of a consumer under 16 to train an AI system or service without affirmative authorization from the consumer or the consumer's parent or guardian, as specified
  2. Would require a developer, if authorization is given, to deidentify and aggregate the personal information before using it to train an AI system or service
  3. Would define 'artificial intelligence' and 'train' for these purposes
  4. Would declare that it furthers the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020
  5. Passed the Assembly 73-0 on May 20, 2024; held under submission in Senate Appropriations on August 15, 2024; history ends November 30, 2024 with 'From Senate committee without further action.'

Latest legislative action

Nov 30, 2024. From Senate committee without further action.

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-016

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 5)

S Placed on suspense file Aug 5, 2024

7 yea0 nayPassed

S Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] Jun 25, 2024

11 yea0 nayPassed

A AB 2877 Bauer-Kahan Assembly Third Reading May 20, 2024

73 yea0 nay7 otherPassed

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI Privacy

Affected industries

TechnologyConsumer Protection

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