SB 951 — Employment: technological displacement: notice.

Summary

Employment: technological displacement: notice.

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 08/13/26 - Amended Assembly html August 13, 2026
• Amended 07/02/26 - Amended Assembly Current pdf July 02, 2026
• Amended 06/22/26 - Amended Assembly pdf June 22, 2026
• Amended 05/14/26 - Amended Senate pdf May 14, 2026
• Amended 04/22/26 - Amended Senate pdf April 22, 2026
• Amended 04/09/26 - Amended Senate pdf April 09, 2026
• Amended 03/26/26 - Amended Senate pdf March 26, 2026
• Introduced 02/02/26 - Introduced pdf February 02, 2026
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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the California codes: Section 1401 of the Labor Code.

• Section 1401 of the Labor Code

  (3) AI. AI. displacement, including the entity or entities that developed, sold, or leased the product. (d) (e) (f) SEC. 3.Section 1402.7 is added to the Labor Code, to read:1402.7.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1)“Contractor” means an entity contracted with, or being compensated by, a business or a state or local governmental entity in any workplace for at least 6 months of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice is required under this article. (2)Notwithstanding Section 1400.5, “employer” means any person, as defined by Section 18, who directly or indirectly owns and operates an establishment that employs, or has employed within the preceding 12 months, 75 or more persons. A parent corporation is an employer as to any establishment directly owned and operated by its corporate subsidiary. An “employer” includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:(A)The state, including its legislative, judicial, and executive branches.(B)Any city, county, or city and county, including any charter city, charter county, charter city and county, and other political subdivisions of the state.(C)Special districts.(D)Local educational agencies and community college districts.(E)Any authority, commission, board, agency, or instrumentality of any entity specified in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive.(F)The University of California, the California State University, and community college districts.(G)Any business or state or local government that contracts with or compensates contractors. (3)(A)“Technological cessation in hiring” means the permanent ending of hiring or contracting workers or contractors for a particular occupation or position, caused in whole or in substantial part by the employer’s use of AI or other automation, regardless of either of the following:(i)Whether any workers or contractors in that occupation or position remain employed or under contract.(ii)Whether the cessation results in an overall reduction in occupations or positions.(B)“Technological cessation in hiring” does not include when an employer ends contracting out for a particular occupation or position to replace that particular occupation or position with workers.(4)“Worker” means any natural person who is an employee of a business or a state or local governmental entity in any workplace, for at least 6 months of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice is required under this article. “Worker” includes, but is not limited to, full-time and part-time workers but does not include a seasonally employed individual who was hired with the understanding that their employment is seasonal and temporary, a volunteer, or an intern.(b)An employer shall provide a written technology hiring disruption notice containing all of the following information to the Employment Development Department when it executes a technological cessation in hiring:(1)The name and address of the employment site and the name, email, and telephone number of a company official or public agency contact person.(2)A statement indicating whether the planned action is permanent or temporary.(3)The number of positions of the employer that were occupied at any point during the prior quarter for which the employer has decided not to fill because of a technological cessation in hiring.(4)The classification or occupation, and work location of positions that will no longer be filled by workers or contractors due to the replacement or automation by AI.(5)The job functions performed in these positions.(6)The specific category or type of AI system or other automating technology that resulted in the technological cessation of hiring, including the entity or entities that developed, sold, or leased the product.(7)A statement whether the cessation resulted in hiring or creating other employment positions in the company and the number and occupation of those positions.(c)The Employment Development Department shall do all of the following:(1)Post summaries of the n → (d) (1) AI or other automated technology. AI or other automated technology. displacement. (D) The notice shall include the statement “This notice is for a technology displacement” at the top of the notice.(2) As part of its regular data reporting of the Cal-WARN Act, the Employment Development Department shall publish a summary of the notices received pursuant to this subdivision on its internet website. The department shall also post a quarterly statewide summary of technology displacements reported pursuant to this article. (e) (f) (g) SEC. 3. Section 1402.7 is added to the Labor Code, to read: 1402.7. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) “Artificial intelligence” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 1400.5.(2) “Technological cessation in hiring” means the permanent ending of hiring or contracting for a particular occupation or position caused in whole or in part by the employer’s use of artificial intelligence or other automated technology, regardless of either of the following:(A) Whether any workers in that occupation or position remain employed or under contract.(B) Whether the cessation results in an overall reduction in occupations or positions.(b) On or before January 1, 2028, the Employment Development Department shall submit to the Legislature a report on artificial intelligence’s effects on business hiring practices, including its impact on industries and occupations at the state and regional level.(c) The report required pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include one or more of the following:(1) Recommendations regarding a public notice requirement for employers or businesses engaged in technological cessation in hiring, including, but not limited to, the following:(A) Timing of when such a notice must be provided.(B) The role of the department to compile, make public, or otherwise analyze these notices.(C) Details to be included in the required notice, such as data on the number of workers or contractors, or the types of occupations, potentially affected by a technological cessation in hiring.(D) Considerations on how best to ensure accurate information on emerging hiring trends through a notice requirement.(2) A summary of the trends in hiring demand across industries or occupations based on their level of exposure to artificial intelligence.(3) A summary of how businesses use artificial intelligence and its effects on hiring practices, including technological cessation in hiring.(4) A summary of existing research regarding the effects of artificial intelligence on businesses’ hiring needs and practices.(d) The report specified in subdivision (b) shall be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

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Action History

1. September 30, 2026

   Approved by the Governor.

2. September 09, 2026

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

3. August 31, 2026

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

4. August 31, 2026

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

5. August 31, 2026

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 15. Page 6980.) Ordered to the Senate.

6. August 21, 2026

   Ordered to third reading.

7. August 21, 2026

   Read third time and amended.

8. August 21, 2026

   Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)

9. August 17, 2026

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 13, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

11. August 13, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (August 13).

12. August 13, 2026

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended.

13. August 05, 2026

    August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

14. July 02, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

15. July 02, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 1).

16. June 22, 2026

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

17. June 11, 2026

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

18. May 26, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and P. & C.P.

19. May 20, 2026

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

20. May 20, 2026

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4377.) Ordered to the Assembly.

21. May 18, 2026

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

22. May 14, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

23. May 14, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4258.) (May 14).

24. May 08, 2026

    Set for hearing May 14.

25. May 04, 2026

    May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

26. April 24, 2026

    Set for hearing May 4.

27. April 22, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

28. April 21, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).

29. April 10, 2026

    Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.

30. April 09, 2026

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

31. April 08, 2026

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3794.) (April 8).

32. March 26, 2026

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

33. March 26, 2026

    Set for hearing April 8.

34. February 18, 2026

    Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.

35. February 03, 2026

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.

36. February 02, 2026

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Bauer-Kahan · Cosponsor
• Eloise Gómez Reyes · Primary
• Bonnie Lowenthal · Cosponsor

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