Department of Technology: inventory: high-risk automated decision systems.

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Sponsor: Cabaldon
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details on enforcement mechanisms for compliance or exclusions.

Department of Technology: Inventory of High-Risk Automated Decision Systems

This law requires the Department of Technology to create and report an inventory of high-risk automated decision systems used by state agencies, with some exceptions for certain social services eligibility verification systems.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Department of Technology to annually submit a report about all high-risk automated decision systems that have been or are being used, developed, or procured by state agencies.
Defines 'high-risk automated decision system' as an automated system used to assist or replace human discretionary decisions with legal or significant effects in areas like housing, education, employment, credit, health care, and criminal justice.
Excludes from the definition certain social services eligibility verification systems if they meet specific criteria.
Extends the reporting requirement until January 1, 2032.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Technology
State agencies that use or develop high-risk automated decision systems

Terms To Know

High-Risk Automated Decision System: An automated system used to assist or replace human discretionary decisions with legal or significant effects.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a state agency fails to comply with the reporting requirement.
It is unclear how the exclusion for certain social services systems will be enforced or monitored.

Bill History

2026-01-26 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-01-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3281.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-01-21 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-20 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-01-15 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing January 20.
2026-01-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3214.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-13 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 14. Noes 0. Page 3213.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-01-07 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing January 13 in JUD. pending receipt.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing January 13.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
Withdrawn from committee.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-04-21 California Legislative Information
April 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-03 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-02 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and ED.
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-03-12 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2025-02-24 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-21 California Legislative Information
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 719, as amended, Cabaldon.
Department of Technology: inventory: high-risk automated decision systems.
Existing
law
law, until January 1, 2029,
requires the Department of Technology to annually submit to certain legislative committees a report regarding a specified required comprehensive inventory of all high-risk automated decision systems that have been, or are being, used, developed, or procured by a state agency.
Existing law defines “high-risk automated decision system” to mean an automated decision system that is used to assist or replace human discretionary decisions that have a legal or similarly significant effect, including decisions that materially impact access to, or approval for, housing or accommodations, education, employment, credit, health care, and criminal justice.
This bill would
except from the definition of “high-risk automated decision system” an automated decision system developed and used exclusively for purposes of verifying a person’s eligibility for social services benefits and programs that meets certain criteria, including that the automated decision system output is used in a determinative manner only if the output affirms benefit eligibility, and outputs from the automated decision system that indicate that an applicant is not eligible are disregarded pending review by a human analyst.
extend that reporting requirement until January 1, 2032.

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