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SB-366 • 2026

Employment: artificial intelligence.

Employment: artificial intelligence.

Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Smallwood-Cuevas
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Employment: artificial intelligence.

SB 366, as amended, Smallwood-Cuevas.

What This Bill Does

  • SB 366, as amended, Smallwood-Cuevas.
  • Employment: artificial intelligence.
  • Existing law establishes the Department of General Services in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of providing centralized services of state government.
  • This bill would require the Department of General Services to contract with the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center to conduct a study evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on worker well-being, job quality, job types, different populations, and state revenues.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    May 23 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  3. 2025-05-16 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 23.

  4. 2025-05-12 California Legislative Information

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  5. 2025-05-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 12.

  6. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 966.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  7. 2025-04-11 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 30.

  8. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  9. 2025-04-08 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 703.) (April 8).

  10. 2025-04-03 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 8.

  11. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and L., P.E. & R.

  12. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. 2025-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  14. 2025-02-14 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.

  15. 2025-02-13 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 366, as amended, Smallwood-Cuevas.
Employment: artificial intelligence.
Existing law establishes the Department of General Services in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of providing centralized services of state government.
This bill would require the Department of General Services to contract with the University of California, Los Angeles Labor Center to conduct a study evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on worker well-being, job quality, job types, different populations, and state revenues. The bill would require the department, on or before June 1, 2027, to submit a report of the findings of the above-described study to the Legislature, as
specified.
specified, and would repeal these provisions upon submission of that
report.

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