California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB2575: Health care services: artificial intelligence.
Status: Vetoed, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add Section 1714.48 to the Civil Code, and to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 2820) to Chapter 2 of Division 3 of the Labor Code, relating to health care services. health care services Health care services: artificial intelligence. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner with enforcement of various labor laws, including investigation of employee complaints…
From the enrolled text, September 4, 2026:
An act to add Section 1714.48 to the Civil Code, and to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 2820) to Chapter 2 of Division 3 of the Labor Code, relating to health care services. health care services Health care services: artificial intelligence. 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 …
Sponsors
- Liz Ortega (D, AD20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by Governor.
- : Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
- : Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7061.)
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16. Page 7061.).
- : Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 51. Noes 16.).
- : Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- : In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- : Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 21. Noes 10.).
- : Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
- : Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Votes
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla (August 31, 2026): 21 yea, 10 nay, passed
- AB 2575 ORTEGA Concurrence in Senate Amendments (August 31, 2026): 51 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider (August 28, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla (August 28, 2026): 18 yea, 10 nay, failed
- Do pass as amended (August 13, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Placed on suspense file (August 3, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB2575?
- AB2575 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Health care services: artificial intelligence.
- What does AB2575 do?
- In its own words: An act to add Section 1714.48 to the Civil Code, and to add Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 2820) to Chapter 2 of Division 3 of the Labor Code, relating to health care services. health care services Health care services: artificial intelligence. Existing law charges the Labor Commissioner with enforcement of various labor laws, including investigation of employee complaints…
- What is the status of AB2575?
- Vetoed as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB2575?
- Liz Ortega (D, AD20).
- Where is the official record for AB2575?
- On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2575
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