California · Senate Bill · 2025–2026 Regular Session
SB—366
California SB 366 — Employment: artificial intelligence
Status ● Failed Effective N/A Passage Likelihood N/A

How Is This Bill Enforced

Enforcement Authority
No enforcement mechanism. The bill directs a state agency to conduct a study and submit a report; it creates no regulated parties and no enforcement authority.
Private Right of Action
No private right of action. Enforcement is exclusive to the designated authority.
Penalties
No damages or remedies provisions. The bill is a study mandate directed at a state agency.

What This Bill Requires

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Statutory Text
Analysis & Obligations
Gov. Code § 12815.5
AI worker impact study and legislative report

(a) 1 The Department of General Services shall contract with the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center to conduct a study evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on worker well-being, job quality, job types, different populations, and state revenues.

(b) 1 On or before June 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report of the findings of the study described in subdivision (a) to the Legislature.

(c) 1 The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

This section directs the Department of General Services to contract with the UCLA Labor Center for a study on AI's impact on workers, job quality, job types, different populations, and state revenues. The department must report findings to the Legislature by June 1, 2027, in compliance with Government Code Section 9795.

The section creates no private-sector compliance obligations. It is a government-to-government study mandate with a reporting deadline.

Passage Likelihood

Failed
Status Failed
Final action Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Legislative History

2025-02-13 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
2025-02-14 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
2025-02-26 Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-26 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-04-02 Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and L., P.E. & R.
2025-04-03 Set for hearing April 8.
2025-04-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 703.) (April 8).
2025-04-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
2025-04-11 Set for hearing April 30.
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 966.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-02 Set for hearing May 12.
2025-05-12 May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-05-16 Set for hearing May 23.
2025-05-23 May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
2026-02-02 Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

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2026-05-04
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