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California SB 7 — Employment: Automated Decision Systems

SB 7

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SUMMARY

SB 7 proposed notice, access, correction, appeal, and human-oversight requirements for employer use of automated decision systems. The Governor vetoed the bill on October 13, 2025; it did not become law.

WHY IT MATTERS

The vetoed measure is useful regulatory history because it shows the scope of a major California workplace-automation proposal without presenting those proposed duties as current law.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • No operative requirements: SB 7 was vetoed and did not become law.

COVERAGE

Employers: The vetoed proposal addressed public and private employers and vendors within its definitions.

Workers: The proposal addressed workers and job applicants within its definitions.

CHANGE HISTORY

  1. verification update

    Record re-verified

    Official source links, status, and key dates were checked for this maintenance release.

  2. vetoed

    Governor vetoed SB 7

    The workplace automated-decision-systems proposal did not become law.

TOPICS

Automated Employment DecisionsEmployee MonitoringHuman OversightAutomated DisciplineAutomated Termination

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