SB 947 is sponsored by Kalra, Ward, McNerney, Jerry (Democratic), and Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 2 D cosponsors

SB 947 — Employment: automated decision systems.

Last action September 30, 2026 — Approved by the Governor.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 02, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses the use of automated decision systems in employment.

This legislation focuses on regulating automated decision systems used in employment practices. It aims to ensure fairness and transparency in how these systems affect job candidates and employees.

What this means for you

Workers: This means you might see clearer guidelines and transparency regarding how automated systems affect hiring and employment decisions.

Summary

Employment: automated decision systems.

Bill Text

Chaptered 09/30/26 - Chaptered html September 30, 2026
Enrolled 09/04/26 - Enrolled html September 04, 2026
Amended 08/21/26 - Amended Assembly html August 21, 2026
Amended 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf July 02, 2026
Amended 06/25/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 25, 2026
Amended 06/16/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 16, 2026
Amended 06/04/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 04, 2026
Amended 05/14/26 - Amended Senate pdf May 14, 2026
Amended 04/22/26 - Amended Senate pdf April 22, 2026
Amended 03/26/26 - Amended Senate pdf March 26, 2026
Introduced 02/02/26 - Introduced pdf February 02, 2026
SB947 View text html

Action History

September 30, 2026
Approved by the Governor.
September 09, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
August 31, 2026
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 28. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
August 30, 2026
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
August 30, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 53. Noes 14. Page 6893.) Ordered to the Senate.
August 21, 2026
Ordered to third reading.
August 21, 2026
Read third time and amended.
August 21, 2026
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
August 13, 2026
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (August 13).
August 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 05, 2026
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
July 02, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 01, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (June 30).
June 25, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
June 24, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (June 23).
June 16, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
June 11, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
June 04, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
May 26, 2026
Referred to Coms. on L. & E., P. & C.P., and JUD.
May 20, 2026
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 19, 2026
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 4357.) Ordered to the Assembly.
May 18, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 14, 2026
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
May 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4258.) (May 14).
May 08, 2026
Set for hearing May 14.
May 04, 2026
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
April 24, 2026
Set for hearing May 4.
April 22, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
April 21, 2026
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).
April 09, 2026
Set for hearing April 20.
April 08, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3794.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
March 26, 2026
Set for hearing April 8.
March 26, 2026
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
February 18, 2026
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.
February 03, 2026
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
February 02, 2026
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

McNerney, Jerry Democratic

Co-sponsors (3)

Kalra
Ward
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 947 McNerney Senate Third Reading By Bryan

August 31, 2026

Passed 53 Yea · 14 Nay · 12 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	52	0	0	7
Unaffiliated	1	0	0	0
Republican	0	14	0	5
Total	53	14	0	12
% of votes cast	67%	18%	0%	15%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Yea
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Not Voting
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Not Voting
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Not Voting
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Yea
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Not Voting
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Yea
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Not Voting
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Not Voting
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Not Voting
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Not Voting
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 30, 2026

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	8	0	0	1
Republican	0	3	0	0
Total	8	3	0	1
% of votes cast	67%	25%	0%	8%

How each member voted (12)

Member	Party	Vote
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary]

June 23, 2026

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	10	0	0	1
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	10	4	0	1
% of votes cast	67%	27%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection]

June 10, 2026

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	1	0	1
Total	5	1	0	1
% of votes cast	71%	14%	0%	14%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

3rd Reading SB947 McNerney et al.

May 19, 2026

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	29	0	0	1
Republican	0	9	0	1
Total	29	9	0	2
% of votes cast	73%	23%	0%	5%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Not Voting
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Nay
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Nay
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Nay
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Not Voting
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	2	0	0	0
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

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

April 20, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	7	2	0	0
% of votes cast	78%	22%	0%	0%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

April 08, 2026

Passed 3 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	3	0	0	1
Republican	0	1	0	0
Total	3	1	0	1
% of votes cast	60%	20%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Not Voting
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 947 do?: Employment: automated decision systems.
Who sponsors SB 947?: SB 947 is sponsored by Kalra, Ward, McNerney, Jerry (Democratic), and Reyes, Eloise Gómez (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 947?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 02, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 947
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 02, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: McNerney, Jerry

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