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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Senate Bill

SB 69: Artificial intelligence program: Attorney General.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 69 is a senate bill introduced in the California Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Artificial intelligence program: Attorney General. Primary sponsor: Jerry McNerney (D). Most recent recorded action (August 29, 2025): August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law generally regulates artificial intelligence, including by requiring the Office of Emergency Services to, as appropriate, perform a risk analysis of potential threats posed by the use of generative artificial intelligence to California’s critical infrastructure, including those that could lead to mass casualty events.

This bill would require the Attorney General to establish and maintain a specified program to build internal expertise in artificial intelligence, including its applications, risks, regulatory implications, and civil rights impacts. The bill would require, on or before July 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General to submit a public report to the Legislature describing the program, key developments in artificial intelligence law and policy, and recommendations for additional state oversight or safeguards.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jerry McNerneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. August 29 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
  2. August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  3. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  4. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 8). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
  5. Re-referred to Coms. on P. & C.P. and JUD. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
  6. July 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  8. Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and NAT. RES.
  9. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  10. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 1281.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  12. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page