California Senate Bill 951
Session 20252026
Employment: technological displacement: notice.
Became Law
Became Law on Sep 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
951
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
Unfinished Business SB951 Reyes et al. Concurrence
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Existing law, the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (Cal/WARN Act) , prohibits an employer from ordering a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment unless, 60 days before the order takes effect, the employer gives written notice of the order to the employees affected by the order and to the Employment Development Department and certain local officials. Existing law makes an employer who fails to give specified notice regarding a mass layoff, relocation, or termination subject to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each day of the employer's violation.
This bill would revise the Cal/WARN Act to also require an employer giving notice of a mass layoff, relocation, or termination caused in whole or in substantial part by an artificial intelligence (AI) system or other automated technology replacing or automating employment positions to include certain information in the notice, including the job functions performed by workers that will be automated by AI or other automated technology. The bill would require the department to publish a summary of the notices received on its internet website and to post a quarterly statewide summary of technological displacements reported. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature on artificial intelligence's effects on business hiring practices, including its impact on industries and occupations at the state and regional level. The bill would repeal the provision requiring that report on January 1, 2029.
02/02/26 - Introduced
February 2, 2026
03/26/26 - Amended Senate
March 26, 2026
04/09/26 - Amended Senate
April 9, 2026
04/22/26 - Amended Senate
April 22, 2026
05/14/26 - Amended Senate
May 14, 2026
06/22/26 - Amended Assembly
June 22, 2026
07/02/26 - Amended Assembly
July 2, 2026
08/13/26 - Amended Assembly
August 13, 2026
08/21/26 - Amended Assembly
August 21, 2026
09/04/26 - Enrolled
September 4, 2026
09/30/26 - Chaptered
September 30, 2026
04/07/26- Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
April 7, 2026
04/17/26- Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
April 17, 2026
05/01/26- Senate Appropriations
May 1, 2026
05/14/26- Senate Appropriations
May 14, 2026
05/18/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
May 18, 2026
06/09/26- Assembly Labor and Employment
June 9, 2026
06/28/26- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection
June 28, 2026
08/03/26- Assembly Appropriations
August 3, 2026
08/17/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 17, 2026
08/21/26- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
August 21, 2026
08/31/26- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 31, 2026
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09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 860, Statutes of 2026.
09/30/2026
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/09/2026
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
08/31/2026
Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
08/31/2026
Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
08/31/2026
Assembly
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 56. Noes 15. Page 6980.) Ordered to the Senate.
08/21/2026
Assembly
Ordered to third reading.
08/21/2026
Assembly
Read third time and amended.
08/21/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. (Ayes 55. Noes 17. Page 6296.)
08/17/2026
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
08/13/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
08/13/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (August 13).
08/13/2026
Assembly
Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
08/05/2026
Assembly
August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
07/02/2026
Assembly
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
07/02/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 1).
06/22/2026
Assembly
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
06/11/2026
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
05/26/2026
Assembly
Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and P. & C.P.
05/20/2026
Assembly
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
05/20/2026
Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 4377.) Ordered to the Assembly.
05/18/2026
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
05/14/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4258.) (May 14).
05/08/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 14.
05/04/2026
Senate
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
04/24/2026
Senate
Set for hearing May 4.
04/22/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
04/21/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2. Page 3957.) (April 20).
04/10/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 20 in P., D.T., & C.P. pending receipt.
04/09/2026
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
04/08/2026
Senate
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 3. Noes 1. Page 3794.) (April 8).
03/26/2026
Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
03/26/2026
Senate
Set for hearing April 8.
02/18/2026
Senate
Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P.
02/03/2026
Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
02/02/2026
Senate
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Record Created
Feb 3, 2026 8:36:13 AM
Record Updated
Oct 2, 2026 9:28:00 AM