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© 2026 AI Compliance Atlas. Informational only — not legal advice. Consult qualified counsel before making compliance decisions.Verified Jul 28, 2026
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California AI Laws

Regulatory agency: California Attorney General — contact

  • California AI Transparency Act
    SB 942 (2024); amended by AB 853 (2025)Effective August 2, 2026Max penalty $5K
    Effective soon
  • California Generative AI: Training Data Transparency
    AB 2013 (2024)Effective January 1, 2026
    In effect
  • Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA)
    SB 53 (2025)Effective January 1, 2026Max penalty $1.0M
    In effect

Priority implementation pages

  • California AI Transparency Act for healthcare

    Industry-specific implementation route for healthcare teams tracking California AI law.

Build a compliance program

California AI obligations rarely operate in isolation. These cross-jurisdiction guides map state requirements onto a single compliance program.

  • US state AI laws: all 13 tracked (2026 overview)

    Side-by-side comparison of every tracked state AI law — scope, effective dates, and penalties in one place.

  • Federal vs state AI law: preemption and how they interact

    How the December 2025 federal executive order and state statutes overlap, and where preemption is still contested.

  • AI compliance framework: the regulatory control map

    Translate statutory obligations into a reusable control set that spans multiple state AI laws and NIST AI RMF.

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This content is informational only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws change frequently and vary by jurisdiction. Consult qualified legal counsel before making compliance decisions. Information accuracy not guaranteed as of any specific date.