Legislation tracker · California, US

California AI transparency laws (SB 53 and AB 2013)

SB 53 (Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act) covers large frontier developers; AB 2013 (Training Data Transparency Act) requires training-data disclosures from developers of public generative AI, including after fine-tuning.

Where it stands

  1. Proposal
  2. Negotiation
  3. Adopted
  4. In force
  5. Applies

In force since 1 Jan 2026. Both took effect on 1 January 2026.

Official source: Governor Newsom signs SB 53

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