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AB-2545 • 2026

Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.

Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Schiavo
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about the advisory panel being dissolved upon submission of the report, which is implied but not explicitly stated in the official text. This was removed to avoid speculation.

Report: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Workers

This law establishes a project in California to study the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and workers, and sets up an advisory panel to assist with this research.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project within the Employment Development Department (EDD).
  • Creates the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project Advisory Panel in the EDD, consisting of 13 members appointed as prescribed.
  • Requires the EDD and the advisory panel to assess data sources and methods for understanding how advanced AI systems impact the labor force.
  • Directs the advisory panel to submit a report with findings and policy recommendations to support workers affected by AI to the Legislature by January 1, 2028.
  • Repeals all provisions of this law on January 1, 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Employment Development Department (EDD) in California
  • Workers and employers affected by artificial intelligence

Terms To Know

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Technology that allows machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning from experience, understanding language, or recognizing patterns.
Labor Force
The total number of people who are employed or actively looking for work in a country or region.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the Advisory Panel members will be appointed.
  • Does not detail what happens after January 1, 2029, when the provisions of this law are repealed.
  • The bill does not include funding for the project.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  3. 2026-04-14 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  5. 2026-03-23 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  6. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.

  7. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and P. & C.P.

  8. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  9. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2545, as amended, Schiavo.
Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.
Existing law establishes the Employment Development Department (EDD), which is administered by the Director of Employment Development. Under existing law, the Director of Employment Development is vested with specified duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction related to job creation activity functions, among other things.
This bill would establish the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project and would establish the California Artificial Intelligence Worker Impact Data Assessment Project Advisory Panel in the EDD. The bill would require the advisory panel to consist of
10
13
members, appointed as prescribed. The
bill would require the EDD, in consultation with the advisory panel, to perform an assessment of data sources and collection methods regarding the use and impact of advanced artificial intelligence systems on the labor force, as specified. The bill would require the advisory panel to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1, 2028, with the results of the assessment and would require the report to provide policy recommendations to the Legislature, including, but not limited to, how to effectively support workers impacted by artificial intelligence. The bill would require the advisory panel to post the report on its internet website. The bill would require that the advisory panel be dissolved upon submission of the report to the Legislature and would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2029.

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