California Adjourns With 26 AI Bills Passed — 24 Now on Newsom's Desk Through Sept 30
California’s 2026 session ended with 26 AI-related bills passed, leaving 24 awaiting Governor Newsom’s action by 30 September.
Summary
California legislators passed 26 bills related to AI by the close of the 2026 session. Two had already been signed, while Governor Newsom had until 30 September to approve or reject the other 24. The measures address addictive social-media features for people under 16, surveillance pricing, human Cal State instructors, workplace neural data, chatbot child safety and AI-auditor registration. The article was originally reported by transparencycoalition.ai.