California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2575
Health care services: artificial intelligence.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Ortega (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner with enforcement of various labor laws, including investigation of employee complaints.
This bill would declare it is the policy of the state that a worker providing direct patient care be free to use their professional judgment to make assessments and decisions within their scope of practice as appropriate for their patients. The bill would prohibit an employer from retaliating or discriminating against a worker providing patient care, as specified. The bill would authorize a worker who is subject to retaliation or discrimination in violation of these provisions to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner against an employer. The bill would require the Labor Commissioner to enforce these provisions, as specified.
Existing law provides that everyone is responsible not only for the result of their willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by their want of ordinary care or skill in the management of their property or person. Existing law prohibits a defendant who developed, modified, or used artificial intelligence, as defined, from asserting a defense that the artificial intelligence autonomously caused the harm to the plaintiff.
This bill would prohibit a defendant who developed, modified, selected, or deployed a clinical decision support system that is alleged to have harmed the plaintiff from asserting a defense that the failure of a licensed health care professional or other health care worker to override an output of the clinical decision support system is a superseding cause severing the defendant's liability for the alleged harm.
Text versions
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled· Sep 4, 2026
- 08/28/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 28, 2026
- 08/21/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 21, 2026
- 08/20/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 20, 2026
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 13, 2026
- 06/18/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 18, 2026
- 06/11/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 11, 2026
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 23, 2026
- 04/09/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 9, 2026
- 03/18/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 18, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2575
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 House | AB 2575 ORTEGA Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 31, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 28, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla | fail | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 28, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 13, 2026 Senate | Do pass as amended | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 3, 2026 Senate | Placed on suspense file | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 29, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 17, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 28, 2026 House | AB 2575 Ortega Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 21, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 8, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy and Consumer Protection] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 7, 2026 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 30, 2026 · House
Vetoed by Governor. - Sep 15, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. - Aug 31, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 7061.). - Aug 31, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7061.) - Aug 31, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 31, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 10.). - Aug 30, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.) - Aug 28, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Refused passage. (Ayes 18. Noes 10.). - Aug 24, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 21, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 20, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Aug 17, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. - Aug 13, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13). - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Jun 29, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. - Jun 18, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. - Jun 18, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (June 17). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R. - Jun 11, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Jun 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, L., P.E. & R. and P., D.T., & C.P. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 27, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 15.) - May 18, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 14, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 4.) (May 14). - May 14, 2026 · House
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5030.) - May 13, 2026 · House
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 22, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (April 21). - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P. - Apr 8, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. & E.) - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4433.) - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. Read second time and amended. - Mar 16, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on HEALTH, L. & E. and P. & C.P. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.