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AB2148

Elementary and secondary education: public school employees: contractors: natural persons.

Chamber Passed·5/4/26

California AB2148 prohibits retaliation against educators for refusing to use educational technology and bans dismissal based on AI or automated.

California AB2148 amends the Education Code to protect educators from retaliation for refusing to use educational technology. It mandates that educational technology must allow educators to easily turn it off or pause it without incurring any charges. The bill also prohibits educators from being dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or retaliated against based on information generated by artificial intelligence or automated decision systems.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Assembly · 5–0 · May 4
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

D
1
1
R
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

5 Yea

DDDDR

0 Nay

Calendar

Jun 10

9:30 AM

Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing

Jun 3

9:00 AM

Senate Education Hearing

History

Jun 11

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

Jun 10

Senate

From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 10).

Jun 4

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 3). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.