SB7

Employment: automated decision systems.

Vetoed·10/13/25

California SB7 regulates the use of automated decision systems in employment, requiring notices and prohibiting discrimination.

California SB7 mandates that employers provide written notices to workers when automated decision systems (ADS) are used for employment-related decisions, excluding hiring. The notice must detail the types of decisions affected, the use of the ADS, and the worker's rights to access their data and protection from retaliation. Employers must also ensure human review of ADS output when making discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions. The bill prohibits the use of ADS for discrimination and mandates the collection of worker data only for disclosed purposes.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

28 Yea

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9 Nay

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3 Absent

DDR

Calendar

Aug 29, 2025

12:00 AM

Assembly Appropriations Hearing

Aug 20, 2025

9:00 AM

Assembly Appropriations Hearing

History

Mar 2

Senate

Stricken from file.

Mar 2

Senate

Veto sustained.

Oct 13, 2025

Senate

Vetoed by the Governor.