Tech AI LatestCalifornia Governor Newsom signs 13 AI bills, bars employers from firing by AI alone
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 AI bills on 30 September 2026, including SB 947, which bars employers from relying only on AI to discipline or fire workers.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 AI-related bills on 30 September 2026. SB 947 bars employers from relying only on AI for discipline or termination decisions. SB 951 requires notice when AI causes a mass layoff. Other bills cover workplace surveillance, AI in health care, the AI Transparency Act, digital replicas and lawyers' use of AI. Newsom also signed an executive order keeping the term artificial intelligence in state use.
