Legislation · California · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 947

Employment: automated decision systems.

Status 4 [Official record] Bill status & history ↗

The record on this bill

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Anna Caballero

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Steve Choi

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Marie Alvarado-Gil

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

John Laird

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Christopher Cabaldon

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Jesse Arreguín

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Aisha Wahab

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Suzette Valladares

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Scott Wiener

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Melissa Hurtado

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Shannon Grove

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Caroline Menjivar

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Dave Cortese

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Susan Rubio

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Megan Dahle

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Lena Gonzalez

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 31, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Sasha Pérez

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Jerry McNerney

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Laura Richardson

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Ben Allen

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Angelique Ashby

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Steve Padilla

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Roger Niello

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Tony Strickland

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Catherine Blakespear

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Brian Jones

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Eloise Reyes

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Mike McGuire

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Bob Archuleta

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Henry Stern

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Tom Umberg

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

María Elena Durazo

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Monique Limón

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Tim Grayson

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Sabrina Cervantes

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Akilah Weber Pierson

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 31, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Kelly Seyarto

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 31, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Josh Becker

[Official record]Roll call 1727052 (2026-08-31) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Sharon Quirk-Silva

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 30, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Mike Gipson

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 30, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Cottie Petrie-Norris

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Jesse Gabriel

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

James Ramos

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Blanca Rubio

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 30, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Joaquin Arambula

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Robert Rivas

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Buffy Wicks

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Jacqui Irwin

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Ash Kalra

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteNayAug 30, 2026

Voted Nay on SB 947

Tom Lackey

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Tasha Boerner

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 30, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Phillip Chen

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteAbsentAug 30, 2026

Voted Absent on SB 947

Heath Flora

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Al Muratsuchi

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Marc Berman

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

VoteYeaAug 30, 2026

Voted Yea on SB 947

Steve Bennett

[Official record]Roll call 1727486 (2026-08-30) via LegiScan

Reporting (8)

yahoo.comReportingOct 1, 2026

California revamps AI protections for workers in flurry of bill signings - Yahoo

Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Labor and Employment Government Operations and Politics AI Protections Worker Rights California

briefs.coReportingOct 1, 2026

California outlaws AI‑only firings with SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act - Briefs Finance

Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Government Operations and Politics AI Firings California

finance.biggo.comReportingOct 1, 2026

California Enacts First-in-Nation Law Requiring Human Oversight of AI Firing Decisions

Gavin Newsom Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Government Operations and Politics AI Oversight California

ua.newsReportingOct 1, 2026

California bans AI-only decisions on firings and discipline — CNBC - UA.NEWS

Gavin Newsom Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Government Operations and Politics California

transparencycoalition.aiReportingSep 12, 2026

AI Legislative Update: September 11, 2026 - Transparency Coalition

Gavin Newsom Steve Padilla Susan Rubio

SB 947 Labor and Employment Government Operations and Politics Worker Protections California

yahoo.comReportingSep 1, 2026

California lawmakers try — again — to put restrictions on use of 'robo bosses' - Yahoo

Gavin Newsom Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Government Operations and Politics Robo Bosses California

mlex.comReportingAug 31, 2026

Calif. legislature approves No Robo Bosses Act | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on...

Jerry McNerney

SB 947 Government Operations and Politics No Robo Bosses Act California Sacramento

Capitol WeeklyReportingAug 21, 2026By opinion

Senate Bill 947 would pile on costs for my restaurant and other small businesses

SB 947 Commerce Economics and Public Finance Small Businesses Restaurant Costs