AB 1979: Health care services: artificial intelligence

Latest recorded action

August 27, 2026. Assembly concurred in Senate amendments (66–10); to engrossing and enrolling. Senate third reading passed 26 August; Assembly concurrence 66–10, 27 August.

Legislative history

• August 26, 2026. Senate third reading — passed.
• August 27, 2026. Assembly concurrence in Senate amendments, 66–10; to engrossing and enrolling.

What the bill does

Health care services: artificial intelligence — Assembly-passed framework for AI used in health care services; operative duties attach only on enactment.

What it does not do

Legislative passage is complete; the bill is not enrolled to the Governor on the record read here, is not law, and is not operative. No provider or plan duty exists today.

Medical Board context

Item 7.F, August 2026 Board agenda — considered. Official action record pending.

KPSGILL position

No position taken on this bill. Its subject sits inside the AI & medicine institute, and its enacted text — if the Governor signs — will be read against the KPSGILL positions on clinical accountability and record integrity. Analysis of the operative duties waits for the chaptered text.

What happens next

Next known decision point: September 30, 2026. Enrollment, presentment and Governor action are recorded as the official history establishes them; the sign-or-veto deadline for session-end bills is 30 September. Scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.

Primary sources

• LegiScan — AB 1979 action history

Register: data/ca-bills.json · tracker: California Legislature 2026.