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AB 2412: State agencies or departments: public communications.
What AB 2412 does, verified July 1, 2026
This bill aims to amend a law related to artificial intelligence used by state agencies. Currently, agencies must inform the public when communicating with them about government services and benefits if the communication is generated by artificial intelligence. The proposed law would extend this requirement to any public communication by state agencies.
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Last action: In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. (2026-06-26)Alert me
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| Jun. 26, 2026 | In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun. 16, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. |
| Jun. 16, 2026 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun. 12, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun. 09, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P. |
Latest bill textAmended version, June 16, 2026 · 389 words
| Amended IN Senate June 16, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly April 09, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2412
| Introduced by Assembly |
February 20, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 11549.66 of the Government Code, relating to artificial intelligence.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2412, as amended, Ta. State agencies or departments: public communications.
Existing law requires a state agency or department that utilizes generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to directly communicate with a person regarding government services and benefits to ensure that those communications include a disclaimer that indicates to the person that the communication was generated by GenAI, as specified, and information describing how a person may contact a human employee of the state agency or department.
This bill would instead require that disclaimer when a state agency or department communicates with the public, as specified. uses GenAI to directly communicate with the public and would define “directly communicate” to mean to use GenAI, instead of a natural person, to communicate directly with a specific member of the public or to communicate a general public announcement, as specified.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 11549.66 of the Government Code is amended to read:11549.66.
(a) A state agency or department that(a)
(1)
A disclaimer that indicates to the person that the communication was generated by GenAI pursuant to all of the following:(1)
(A)
For written communications involving physical and digital media, including letters, email, and other occasional messages, the disclaimer shall appear prominently at the start of each communication.(2)
(B)
For written communications involving continuous online interactions, including interactions with chatbots, the disclaimer shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.(3)
(C)
For audio communications, the disclaimer shall be provided orally at the start and end of the interaction.(4)
(D)
For video communications, the disclaimer shall be prominently displayed throughout the interaction.(b)
(2)
Information, or a link to an internet website containing information, describing how a person may contact a human employee of the state agency or department.Text of AB 2412 as amended, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions